Year of the Rooster!



Kung Hei Fat Choy! I don't know about you, but the Goat was not kind to me last year, though I did blog about the mighty ram! Therefore, I'm excited to celebrate this Chinese New Year. Cock-a-doodle-doooooo! Welcome to the Year of the Rooster! May it be a wondrous year full of good luck!

Here are a few snapshots from our "day of absorption!"
Then we did a wee bit of research and learned these fun "superstitions" courtesy of China Highlights...



Please enjoy our "digital dejavu" of how much fun we had!

The Year of the Rooster in the Library! from AwakenLibrarian on Vimeo.

Next, we fed our brains and coordination skills with The Story of Chopsticks, provided by GetEpic:


To conclude with some sizzling knowledge, this new year celebrates the FIERY ROOSTER! Here's some traits: Trustworthy, with a strong sense of timekeeping and responsibility at work. Some famous celebrity roosters: Bob Marley, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Anniston...but not me! I'm a horse, an Earth Horse! We have an optimistic, kind-hearted, righteous, but irritable nature! And...I've a strong sense of responsibility, and am always ready to help others! And just in case my Mama sees this...here's my proof!

Neigh, neigh!

Add the whip with that nae-nae! Lol! I couldn't resist!

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