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Lunar New Year

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Celebrate Chinese New Year In The Bay Area

Welcome to the year of the Snake: 2013. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the year of the Snake begins February 10, 2013 and ends January 30, 2014. The Snake, the sixth sign in the Chinese Zodiac, symbolizes an intuitive and introspective personality, and people born during a Snake year are considered intelligent and wise. Celebrate the New Year at cultural events happening around the San Francisco Bay Area.

CBS San Francisco–2013/02/08

People watch a traditional lion dance in front of a bank on the first day of Chinese New Year on January 29, 2006 in Chinatown, San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

San Francisco Kicks Off Crime Prevention Campaign For Lunar New Year

Scams, burglaries, robberies and extortion are among the crimes city leaders, including San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, are warning about.

2013/01/31

Year of the Snake forever stamp. (United States Postal Service)

Postal Service Unveils Lunar New Year Stamp In San Francisco

A new U.S. Postal Service stamp marking the Lunar New Year was unveiled Wednesday in San Francisco by city and postal officials.

2013/01/16

People watch a traditional lion dance in front of a bank on the first day of Chinese New Year on January 29, 2006 in Chinatown, San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

SFPD Warns Asian Merchants Of Chinese Lunar New Year Crime

The celebration is a customary time of gift exchange, which is why Asian stores are seen as targets by criminals.

KCBS–2011/01/20

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