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Tangra Chinatown, situated in the eastern part of Kolkata (Calcutta) India, is one of the Chinatowns in the city that still has the largest number of Indian Chinese living in the area as compared to any other city in the rest of India. The significan
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Indian Chinese association lucky draw 2009
The Indian Chinese association lucky draw for the Tangra Chinese New Year 2009 has been announced. The first prize goes to no. 208, the second prize to no.70 and the consolation prizes go to no. 86, 109, 236, 89, 243 and 75.But how to claim the prize...
Achipur visit 2009
Achipur is a place of cultural importance as it was the earliest settlement of the Chinese in India. It still has a Chinese temple and some distances away from the temple is the grave of Tong Achi. So far everything seemed like it was last year. The ...
Tangra Chinese New Year Fete Raffle Lucky Draw Results
The Lucky draw winning number of The Tangra Chinese New Year fete's raffle as organized by the Tangra Chinese Youth Club are as follows,The second column is the ticket number as one can make out also, and the third column represents the item won.The ...
day 5 of Tangra Chinese New Year
Basically celebrations are over for the Tangra Chinese New Year as regards public event.Now relatives invite each other to a feast as a New Year get togetherthough it has already started during the New Year celebrations. Afteralmost a week of celebra...
day 4 of Tangra Chinese New Year
Today is another day of the Annual Tangra Chinese New Year Fete, the new year celebration has subsided somewhat after all the feasting and hanging out doing nothing of note. For indigestion, one can have a "Digene" tablet and it tastes good too. The ...
day 3 of Tangra Chinese New Year
This is day 3 of the Tangra Chinese New Year celebrations. It is the start of the feast where relatives or friends started inviting each other to their feasts which may be eight courses Chinese cuisine or Indian food buffet. Let's not forget that tod...
day 2 of Tangra Chinese New Year
Tangra Chinatown witnessed several groups of Lion Dance group new year visit mostly based from outside Tangra. Quite a few of these groups consisted mostly of Indians and make up of just the requisite number of persons, one play the drums, one or two...
day 1 of 1st lunar month of Tangra Chinese New Year
Tangra Chinatown Lion Dance groups started vising homes in the early in the morning on Jan 26 2009 (day 1 of first month of the Chinese calendar year of the Ox), that is around 1.00am. One is sure to get awaken with the rhythmic beats of drums, cymba...
Happy Chinese New Year 2009
We wish everyone a Happy Chinese New year 2009.May the year of the Ox bring forth happiness,health, achievement, peace, harmony,tranquility, and abundance in your life. ...
day 30 Tangra Chinese New Year update
As people are busy preparing for the Chinese New Year celebration, there was a power cut at around 5.50pm and after hectic work from the electric engineer of the electric supply company, the power was restored around 11.40pm just around the auspiciou...
Jan 25 2009 day 30 Tangra Chinese New year
Today is Jan 25 2009, the day before Chinese New Year, and it is the day 30 of the last month of the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. This is the day when the Tangra Hakka Chinese pray to the God of Heaven and their Ancestors in the morning. With ...
Tangra Chinese New Year 2009 auspicious date and time
Auspicious time and day for the Chinese New Year - Year of the Earth Ox - jǐchǒu year1. God of Good Fortune: Time and date: day 1 of first month of Chinese Calendar - Jan 26 2009; 11.30pmLocation: Altar should face the east while praying and welcom...
Events of Chinese New Year 2009 Year of the Ox in Tangra
Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese festivals for the Chinese in Tangra Chinatown. However usually there are no holidays for those who have got to go for work and those who have to go to school as it is not marked as a holiday ...
