HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
2012 is the year of the Water Dragon 
The Dragon is a symbol of good fortune and sign of intense power. This is an auspicious year and particularly favorable for ambitious people. Start early in the year and persist. Don’t give up and you WILL succeed.
In 2012 the Yang Water Dragon Year starts January 23, 2012 and ends February 9, 2013. The energetic high point of the year is the dragon moon, which is from May 20 to June 18 (new moon is May 20, full moon is June 4 and dragon moon is over June 18. June 19 begins the snake moon, which will set up the energy for the following year, 2013, year of the yin water snake.)
Years of the Dragon
1904 * 1916 * 1928 * 1940 * 1952 * 1964 * 1976 * 1988 * 2000
Sign of the Dragon
Dragons are free spirits who feel that rules and regulations are made for other people. Dragons must be free and uninhibited. Dragons are confident, fearless and almost inevitably successful if they don’t allow their pride to get in their way. Dragons are generous and attract friends, but tend to be solitary at heart.
PHOTOGRAPHS by Kelly Kaeding
The above photographs were taken in Chinatown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2000.