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n2013nis the Year of the Snake!
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nSo,nyes, bring on the Year of the Snake! We could use a little morencareful thinking and wisdom, couldn’t we?
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nFromnenormous fireworks displays in Hong Kong to red envelopes sold in SannFrancisco’s Chinatown, for giving money to children…
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n…from the beautiful Lantern Festival in Taiwan to dance parades in Washington, D.C., and in Beijing, China…a whole lot of celebration happens here, there, and everywhere that Chinese people have settled.
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n…(whichnprobably aren’t nearly so thoughtful as astrological snakes)
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n…checknout the links gathered at Kid Zone.
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n…ornread the Animal Facts on Science Kids.
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nFornmore on Chinese New Year…
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n…seenthis andnthis other earliernpost.
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nAlsonon this date:
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