汉语

CHINESE NEW YEAR – DID YOU CELEBRATE IT?

By Catherine Dawkins

Nick Lanigan Editor

This Chinese new year, beginning on the 23rd of January 2012, celebrates the year of the Dragon. The University of Birmingham had its own celebrations yet more and more European families are beginning to notice and embrace this festival from across the world. Indeed many younger and older people know their Chinese zodiac and take notice when their animal has their year. In primary school, I remember celebrating the year of the horse at our school dinner, something relatively unheard previously. After this I expanded my beanie baby collection with the new range of Chinese zodiac beanies. Is this this simply yet another holiday for capitalism to turn into a consumerist venture? Or is the western population of the world actually interested in the ancient traditions? Tell us what you think online at: http://thelinguistmagazine.org/2012/01/22/chinese-new-year-did-you-celebrate-it/