Chinese New Year 31 st January 2014
Ireland China
2014 Year of the Horse
2000 Dragon ☺lively and energetic ☹ impatient
2001 Snake ☺good at speaking to other people ☹ can be suspicious
2002 Horse ☺love helping their community ☹ have a temper
2003 Sheep ☺polite and clever ☹ shy
2004 Monkey ☺flexible and funny ☹ talk back
2005 Rooster ☺deep thinking and honest ☹ hard on yourself
2006 Dog ☺have courage and work hard ☹ take risks
2007 Pig ☺honest and calm ☹ tricked easily
2008 Rat ☺smart and work hard ☹ lose concentration easily
2009 Ox ☺patient and careful ☹ can be distant
2010 Tiger ☺respectful and like a challenge ☹ make decisions too quickly
2011 Rabbit ☺gentle and peaceful ☹ stubborn
Food Mandarin Oranges Buddah's Delight Noodles
Dragon Dance
Gung hei fat choi!
Traditional Poem You'll find whenever the New Year comes The Kitchen God will want some plums. The girls will want some flowers new; The boys will want firecrackers, too. A new felt cap will please papa And a sugar cake for dear mama.
Thank you!