Articles tagged:Chinese New Year

Posted: Fri Jan 27 7:01 p.m. by Lisa Carolin AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Chinese New Year celebration Saturday at Washtenaw Community College

The new year 4710 has begun, according to the Chinese calendar. On Saturday, from 3-9 p.m., the public is invited to join in the New Year celebration at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College where there will be colorful dances, traditional instruments, martial arts presentations, fan dancers, dinner ...

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Posted: Mon Jan 23 11 a.m. by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Scallion pancakes portend bounty for Chinese New Year

Today is the Chinese New Year, so I'm serving something special in honor of the holiday. According to Wikipedia, celebrations involve buying presents, decoration, material, food and clothing. It is also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 19 4:20 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Dragon Tea Steamed Snapper in a Spicy Brown Bean Sauce a perfect dish to celebrate a New Year

The new dinnerFeed web site is a lean,  mean fighting machine! Happy New Year! This year Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, is on Jan. 23, 2012. Unlike the Western calendar, which welcomes the New Year on Jan. 1, The Chinese New Year syncs with the lunar calendar, ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 27 4:28 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed: Eight-Treasure Fried Rice

Mark your calendars; Chinese New Year,The Year of the Rabbit, officially begins next week, Feb. 3. According to the website Chinese Zodiac/Rabbit, people born in the Year of the Rabbit (1915, 1927, 1939, 1951,1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011)
are articulate, talented and ambitious. Rabbit people are also virtuous, reserved and have ...

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Posted: Sun Feb 21 2 p.m. by Mark Bialek Community Contributor

The Ann Arbor Chinese Center of Michigan held its Chinese New Year Festival at Washtenaw Community College on Feb. 13. Traditional music, dancing, singing, fashion, drama, and yoyo class, along with food and games afterwards were all part of the event. Slideshow photos by Mark Bialek | For Ann Arbor.com

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Posted: Sat Feb 13 4:46 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Peggy Lampman's Saturday dinnerFeed: Chinese new year: Asian beef with vegetables in vodka sauce

Chinese New Year coincides with Valentine's day tomorrow--this Asian Beef in Vodka Sauce would be an appropriate dish to usher in the New Year and fire up your Valentine! A friend from China told me it is considered "Good Luck" to eat noodles, the noodles symbolize longevity. Be forewarned: Some ...

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Posted: Sun Feb 7 7:37 p.m. by Melanie Maxwell Staff Photographer
Chinese Week Celebration gala at EMU kicks off The Year of The Tiger

Today marked the first day of a week-long Chinese Week Celebration at Eastern Michigan University to usher in The Year of The Tiger.

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