Grand Forks residents to celebrate Chinese New Year and year of the snake
Originally posted in the Grand Forks Gazette on Feb. 6, 2013
Over a billion people celebrate the Chinese New Year next week and a handful of Grand Forks residents will be taking part.
The new year falls on Feb. 10 this year and it is the year of the snake.
Last year was the year of the dragon – the most desirable year in the Chinese zodiac, but the snake is the opposite.
“(Snakes) call themselves little dragons,” laughed local businessman Baun Mark, who has been in the country most of his life but he still follows some Chinese traditions. “A lot of it is superstitious. It’s for people that believe in astrology.”
