Another Reason to Celebrate: Chinese New Year

    Chinese New Year gives us another reason to celebrate. This will be the year of the Snake and the festival culminates on Feb. 10th. It is the most important and longest holiday in China. It marks the beginning of the new year and the coming of spring. This is always a fun holiday to celebrate anywhere because it reminds us that warmer weather is on the way and as the Chinese lanterns light the sky on the last day of the celebration it brings hope of growth and flourishing opportunities for more than just the trees and flowers that bloom and blossom in the spring. It is also nice to have another celebratory holiday in the midst of a drought of such days. After all, the next holiday on the federal calendar of any kind is Presidents Day on Feb. 18th, which goes mostly unobserved other than in accepting a day off of work or school. Then Americans have to wait until Memorial Day for another chance at revelry. So, celebrate now while you have the chance.