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- From: ekho@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (amanda rothman)
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: Happy Chinese New Year!!!
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- Date: 24 Jan 93 06:13:27 GMT
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- chuahl@ocf.berkeley.edu (Chua HakLien) writes:
-
- > "A Happy Chinese New Year to everyone! This is the year of the rooster;
- > so anyone born in .. duh.. ( counts on his feelers ) '71, '59, '47, '35,
- > this is your year, so do give a crow!"
-
- Amanda frowns in puzzlement, "I was born in '71, and I'm a boar. Don't
- say it! Anyway, I believe that the rooster? is '69; my brother was born
- then...
-
- > "One unfortunate thing about staying away from home; you don't get
- > these 'red packets' which have money in them. They're given for good
- > luck and prosperity.
-
- "Gum Hay Fa Choy! Is that spelled right? Ah, for the love of good
- Chinese Food!"
-
- > "Another custom I like is that you're not supposed to clean up your
- > place until the 15th day of the Lunar new Year, because that
- > 'sweeps outs' the luck that has just arrived."
-
- Snicker. "Hey, that's all right with me. I'll have to mention that..."
-
- Yours in Time and Space
-