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NEWS ABOUT: lunar new year

lunar new year stories: 3 news summaries

 Subdued Masses Usher in 
 Chinese New Year 

But fears for economy temper enthusiasm

Jan 26, 09 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Millions worldwide are marking the Chinese New Year with parties, firecrackers, and feasts, the BBC reports. But celebrations of the Lunar New Year, the most important Chinese holiday, were tempered by concerns about the economy in the coming Year of the Ox. In Beijing, many lit incense and prayed for... More »

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China • holiday • celebration • lunar new year

Holy Season for Two Faiths Intersects in Jerusalem

Jewish new year coincides with Muslim month of Ramadan in city special to both

Sep 29, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - This year’s intersection of Jewish new-year holidays and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan—a rarity due to Islam’s changing calendar—is felt particularly keenly in Jerusalem, a sacred city for both religions, Ethan Bronner notes in the New York Times. Night has become “a kind of... More »

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Israel • Islam • Jews • Muslims • Jerusalem • Judaism • Islamic Sharia law • holiday • Ramadan • Dome of the Rock • lunar new year • Western Wall • Rosh Hashanah

Lights Coming Back in China

Respite from severe weather allows progress toward normalcy

Feb 6, 08 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - After more than a week of darkness, power is finally coming back on in China—mostly. With Lunar New Year celebrations getting under way, power has at least partially returned in 169 of the 170 counties blacked out by fierce winter weather, Reuters reports. But some residents are skeptical. “... More »

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China • winter storms • lunar new year • Year of the Rat • Guizhou mountains

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