Year of Monkey Stamp Debuts across the US

At the same time, on February 7th, in Las Vegas, one of the first Chinese Restaurants to open (Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant “1973”) will be ringing in the the Year of the Monkey, with the Lohan School of Shaolin, performing the traditional Chinese Lion Dance.

The holiday is often referred to as Chinese New Year, as Chinese Emperor Huangdi is generally credited with introducing the lunar calendar around 2600 BCE.

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is welcoming the year of the fire monkey with The Year of the Monkey Temple Fair also on February 14 with tickets available by donation.

Today, there are around 10,000 Chinese residents living in Liverpool and its surrounding areas – the largest Chinese population in the United Kingdom outside of London – and a range of activities have been planned for all the family.

You’ll also find a food truck that features the latest in Chinese taste as well as offers this year’s exclusive Lunar New Year Lard Ladd doughnut. And while ringing in the new year without the real thing may make the celebration a little less festive, at least the air will be a tad more breathable.

In China, the Lunar New Year prompts a mass homecoming for those working in large cities.

The Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Ghana, Wang Sheng, believed it was also a unique moment for the children to celebrate the Chinese New Year together with their Chinese teachers and parents.

Expect markets to be volatile in the first half of the year (we’ve already got that) and for events unfold quickly, their Chinese astrology expert says. Organizers of the event said in a statement that they hope such activities would bring everyone luck, fortune, happiness and good health in the upcoming year. The Chinese Zodiac is representing the same tradition like the losar and they had also the Monkey Zodiac this year that represent the culture of china and animal zodiac comes after every 12 year and that means it is coming after 2004.

Back in China, the celebrations, which will begin on Monday the 8th of February, will continue for two weeks.

China had 120 million outbound travelers in 2015.