新年快乐! Chinese New Year is Sat, 1/25/2020

We’re ushering in the Year of the Rat. Make sure to clean your house before Saturday, to get rid of ill-fortune and make room for incoming good luck! (＾ｖ＾)

Below are some library resources that may be of interest to you and your family as we welcome this new lunar year.

• The Chinese Book of Animal Powers
• Understand Chinese Mythology

For children:

• All About China: Stories, Songs, Crafts, and Games for Kids
• Chelsea’s Chinese New Year
• Chinese New Year
• Chinese New Year: A Celebration for Everyone
• The Jade Emperor: A Chinese Zodiac Myth

Below are news stories, which can be accessed anyone.

• Chinese New Year 2020: Rats, luck and why you should avoid medicine, laundry and crying children (The Telegraph)
• Chinese New Year: What You Need to Know (BBC)

• Year of the Rat: When is the Chinese New Year and what is the meaning of the 2020 zodiac sign? (Independent)

About the header image: “Chinese Lantern” by PublicDomainPictures was retrieved from Pixabay and has an open Pixabay license.