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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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A Perspective on Winning and Losing
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Your Kids
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Understanding Contingency Fees
3
The Man Who Sued Himself
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Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breast
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Celebrating Chinese New Year
WELCOMING THE YEAR OF THE TIGER Happy Chinese New Year!
Your New Year’s celebration has probably come and gone, but in China, they’re just getting started. The Chinese lunar calendar determines their New Year, and in 2022, the celebration begins on Feb. 1. In China, the Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival, and it’s the country’s biggest holiday. The first seven days are public holidays, but the festival lasts for 16 days in total. Families migrate from all over the country to gather on New Year’s Eve and spend the first few days of the celebration with relatives and friends. Just like with our New Year, there are fireworks and parades. According to a thousands-year-old legend, the mythical beast Nian shows up every New Year’s Eve to eat people and livestock. People scared away the monster by wearing red and setting off firecrackers, traditions
that continue into modern times. To welcome prosperity, performers put on public dragon dances and pray to the ancestors and gods, and children receive red envelopes filled with money as gifts. One of the most widely known aspects of Chinese New Year is their zodiac system, which uses years, not months, to assign a person a sign and related characteristics. Since there are 12 zodiac signs, each one takes its turn every 12 years. (If you are curious about your Chinese zodiac sign, visit ChineseNewYear.net/zodiac to find out!) 2022 is the Year of the Tiger. People unfamiliar with Chinese New Year traditions often assume their zodiac year should be good luck, but the opposite is true. If the zodiac sign you were born under matches the current year, you are
said to experience Tai Sui — a clash with the reigning zodiac sign. During their zodiac year, people generally expect significant setbacks, and they take extra care to avoid instability or bad luck. One can mitigate Tai Sui by praying, doing good deeds, and wearing red. If you plan to celebrate Chinese New Year, you can do so by putting up lots of red decorations, spending time with family, and eating plenty of dumplings. But be careful with a few other activities you might engage in — sweeping, cutting one’s hair, breaking an object, or arguing with others are all considered bad luck.
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