The celebration of the arrival of the Year of the Ox has begun! While China enjoys a nationwide public holiday from Sunday 25th to Saturday 31st January,
Chinese communities all around the world are also celebrating Chinese New Year.
On 26th January the Year of the Ox will begin. This year will be all about hard work, duty & discipline. The stubborn perseverance of the Ox will allow recent setbacks or obstacles to be overcome through steady improvement.
Doing Business in China in 2009, Year of the Ox, Business Seminar
Find out what The Year of the Ox (starting January 26th 2009) will mean for Irish companies Doing Business in China at a Bank of Ireland sponsored Business Seminar on Thursday 29th Jan, contact Bank of Ireland to book your place (places are limited, pre-booking essential).
If you were born in 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, or 1997 then you are probably an Ox - so you will be hardworking, stubborn, single-minded, dependable & calm. In other words just like Wayne Rooney, Charlie Chaplin, Mary O'Rourke, Richard Nixon, Ben Dunne, Michael O'Leary, George Clooney, Napoleon Bonaparte, Margaret Thatcher, George Frideric Handel, Vincent Van Gogh, Barack Obama (& Deirdre Walsh of ChinaGreen).
There are many events organised to celebrate Chinese New Year in Ireland. Visit Dublin City Council's site here for details of events to be held in Dublin.
China will enjoy a week long public holiday to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Ox from the 25th to the 31st January. Businesses will shut down completely for that week but the week before and weeks after will also be disrupted. Learn more aboutChinese New Year Traditions.
The celebration of the arrival of the Year of the Ox has begun! While China enjoys a nationwide public holiday from Sunday 25th to Saturday 31st January, Chinese communities all around the world are also celebrating Chinese New Year.
There are many traditions around the celebration of Chinese New Year bringing together themes of scaring away the bad fortune of the past year and welcoming in the good fortune we hope the new year will bring.
On the first day of the New Year (today - 26th January) avoid washing your hair (washing away good fortune), using the number 4 too much (an unlucky number in China), enjoy a feast of symbolic foods (such as jiaozi, fish and noodles) with your family remembering to give children and unmarried friends & relatives presents of 'hong bao' or red packets of cash!
The celebration of the arrival of the Year of the Ox has begun! While China enjoys a nationwide public holiday from Sunday 25th to Saturday 31st January, Chinese communities all around the world are also celebrating Chinese New Year.
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