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I asked a cousin the other day how they were celebrating tonight, the eve of the Lunar New Year.


She gave me this do-you-really-have-to-ask look and said, "We eat, what else?"


Eating is, of course, the most important part of the Chinese new year celebration. A full plate — or, since we are entering the Year of the Dog, a full food bowl — and, more importantly, a full stomach are the best indicators of one’s fortune for the year ahead.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-01-28 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Doreen G. Yu
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‘Year of the Dog’ headliner: Did China discover America?

By Doreen G. Yu | January 28, 2006 - 12:00am

I asked a cousin the other day how they were celebrating tonight, the eve of the Lunar New Year. She gave me this do-you-really-have-to-ask look and said, "We eat, what else?" Eating is, of course,...

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