Monday, January 30, 2006

The Chinese New Years Celebration in the Bay Area

The Chinese New Year is a traditional time of celebration. It is the most important holiday season for Chinese, Vietnamese and some other Asian people. No Chinese person can ever forget the New Years Celebration.

In China and Vietnam the New Years season is celebrated for 15 days, like the Christmas season in the United States. There is no official Chinese New Years holiday in the United states. Chinese Americans need more time to celebrate New Years.

Three Bay Area cities are cooperating to expand the Chinese New Years Holiday Season. This year, Oakland began the celebration with a New Year festival on January 14th. This week San Francisco is hosting the Dragon Parade. Next week San Jose will end the holiday season with another Chinese New Years festival.

Bay Area cities are working together to recognize the needs of Chinese and Vietnamese Americans. Now everyone in the Bay Area has more time to enjoy the Chinese New Years celebrations.

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