Biggest Listings of Chinese New Year Events in US and Canada Released to Public

Rowland Heights, CA, January 14, 2009 --(PR.com)-- A Chinese-English bookstore for kids is offering to the public free on their web site childbook.com the biggest listing of Chinese New Year celebrations in the US and Canada.

ChildBook.com has listed for the public about 100 community celebrations and events for the Chinese New Year. This 2009, the Chinese New Year starts on January 26 and is called the Year of the Ox. Dates for events range from January through February 2009. Event organizers include local Chamber of Commerce, Chinese historical societies, and Casinos.

Listed events include the parades, festivals, flower markets, performances including school and museum celebrations, and the annual grand celebrations of Chinese New Year, such as the Southwest Airlines' San Francisco Parade. The larger events often include an assortment of activities such as Lucky Lion/Dragon Dances, Lantern parades, Food Fairs, Pageants, Contests, Chinese-related workshops, and more. The list is continually being updated on ChildBook.com

Chinese New Year marks the first day of the new moon of the new year and is the most important holiday in the Chinese tradition. It ends with the Lantern Festival, for a total of fifteen days of holiday. This holiday is also an opportunity for businesses to reach out to over three million ethnic Chinese in the United States. Chinese New Year is celebrated in the United States and Canada in cities with large ethnic Chinese populations, or cities with historically long-standing Chinese presence. There are about 1.6 million Chinese immigrants and 3.6 million American Chinese in the country today. Families of around 55,000 Chinese children adopted from China also celebrate the Chinese New Year.

ChildBook has been publishing a listing of Chinese New Year events since 2004. This year's list can be found at http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-New-Year-Events-Parades-and-Festivals-s/126.htm

Other information about Chinese New Years is also available at www.childbook.com, including descriptive articles, lesson plans, crafts, games, and other projects.

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