Holiday Reminder:
Chinese New Year will be celebrated next Sunday February 14th, 2010.

For more info visit our Chinese New Year celebration – Chinese New Year on the Net.

Holiday Reminder:
Valentine’s Day will be celebrated next Sunday February 14th, 2010.

For more info visit our Valentine’s Day celebration – Amore’ on the Net

Holiday Reminder: Mardi Gras will be celebrated next Tuesday February 16, 2010.

For more information and fun please visit our Mardi Gras celebration – Mardi Gras on the Net

Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
About Valentine’s Day
Feb. 08 : 06 Days to V’Day

Did you know that chocolate has long been considered an aphrodisiac?

The Aztec emperor Montezuma drank ground cocoa beans to increase his sexual prowess. In Mesoamerican marriage ceremonies, the couple shared a ritual cup of cocoa, which was believed to increase their luck in love.

Did you know that chocolate has been sold commercially since at least the late 1600s?

That’s when chocolate emporiums began opening across Europe, serving up cocoa baked into cakes and eventually into candies. Then in the 1800s, famous British chocolatier Richard Cadbury upped the ante by selling chocolates in a heart-shaped box, giving birth to a Valentine’s Day cliché!

February 14th is Valentines Day – a worldwide celebration of love and romance, marked by giving red roses and chocolate hearts or by sending valentines. Join us as we present a new “Did You Know?” fun fact each day as we countdown to Valentine’s Day, the day of love!

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Did You Know?
Facts, Figures & Folklore
about the Chinese New Year
Feb. 08 : 06 Days to Chinese NY

Did you know that the Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days ?

The holiday begins on the new moon of the first lunar month of the year. It continues through the start of the full moon. The biggest celebrations during the festival are on the eve of the first day and the last full day.

From Bangkok to New York’s Chinatown, the Chinese New Year is the pinnacle celebration for billions of Chinese people around the world. The Chinese New Year is the most important and elaborate holiday in Chinese culture. More than any other Chinese holiday, the New Year stresses the importance of familial ties. Whether it’s family gatherings or citywide celebrations, the New Year is a time rich in traditions and ancient superstitions

The holiday begins on February 14th, 2010, the New Moon on the first day of the Chinese New Year, and continues for 15 days, through the end of the full moon.

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