January 22, 2004 will be the first day of the Year of the Monkey! (The year is 4701 in the Chinese calendar.) Chris and I are both monkeys, so this is auspicious. I am apparently an Earth Monkey, while Chris is a Fire Monkey.
To ring in the new, we'll be going to the Japan Society of Boston's Oshogatsu celebration. japan-guide.com has more info about Japanese new year traditions.
We'll also be hosting a Chinese New Year shindig of our own, probably a little late. This isn't because we're going to be celebrating for 15 days or anything like that, but just because of conflicting schedules.
Posted by rv at January 8, 2004 06:06 PM to news