tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post6328004735996749144..comments2023-10-25T10:48:33.620-07:00Comments on Letters to the World: Gung Hay Fat Choy!Rebecca S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-34113799921827472882011-02-09T16:05:35.104-08:002011-02-09T16:05:35.104-08:00I was just telling Jonah about the Lunar New Year....I was just telling Jonah about the Lunar New Year. He was really excited about the dragon. It is celebrated around here quite a bit. We have a large South East Asian population. But there is not a parade. They have a big festival at the local exposition center.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-12249798107159706912011-02-05T16:54:52.007-08:002011-02-05T16:54:52.007-08:00OH Rebecca we LOVE CNY! Having two Chinese America...OH Rebecca we LOVE CNY! Having two Chinese American children make it even more fun wanting them to embrace their culture! We all enjoy Chinese food and have been eating a LOT of it. We love all the partying that is CNY.<br /><br />Your party with friends sounds like SUCH FUN! What a great idea. Think we might have to do something like that next year!Jill from Killeny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639521470702814007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-35481023247560989042011-02-04T09:45:18.765-08:002011-02-04T09:45:18.765-08:00Paul: That made me smile this morning. Thank-you...Paul: That made me smile this morning. Thank-you :)Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-2297857789697329042011-02-04T09:01:20.531-08:002011-02-04T09:01:20.531-08:00This is a fitting tribute to a wonderful culture. ...This is a fitting tribute to a wonderful culture. After our heavy snowfall I noticed many rabbit tracks around our yard. Timely animal for 2011.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-54228059857761210192011-02-03T09:40:19.657-08:002011-02-03T09:40:19.657-08:00Brian: actually I think the technical term for a ...Brian: actually I think the technical term for a female rooster is 'hen' so I suppose I'm a hen. <br /><br />Vince: Yes, there is, but they are not called Tribes, they are called Nations and the Nations have smaller groupings called Bands. the public schools here have a large percentage of Native children and they have large celebrations on the local reserve to which all the children are invited. My youngest went to one just last week.Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-50246603982607714742011-02-03T09:02:36.995-08:002011-02-03T09:02:36.995-08:00Is there a Native Tribes week also.Is there a Native Tribes week also.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133586152925723487.post-8041684567092744682011-02-02T20:29:53.288-08:002011-02-02T20:29:53.288-08:00nice..bet it would be cool to be at a celebration ...nice..bet it would be cool to be at a celebration of chinese new year...rooster eh? trying to remember what i am...i think like an ox or something like that...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com