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POLL: Year of the Dragon Roars In

Happy Chinese New Year! What is your Chinese zodiac sign?

 

Happy Chinese New Year! All over the world, the year 4710 is being celebrated through early February with dragon dances, lanterns and delicious traditional foods (like at ). How much do you know about Chinese New Year? Here are five things to know about this Year of the Dragon.

1. The dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac. Anyone born in the years 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1964, 1976, 1988 and 2000 is a dragon.

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2. Famous dragons include Ryan Reynolds, Alex Trebek, Emma Stone, Chuck Norris, and the current editor of the Syosset Patch.

3. "When they're not thinking of big ideas or reinventing their looks, dragons have a passionate and caring side -- and usually bring out their wallets for charities," according to the Huffington Post.

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4. Red is considered a lucky color, while black is considered unlucky, so choose your wardrobes wisely!

5. What Chinese zodiac sign are you? Check it on ChineseZodiac.com and vote in our poll. Then tell us in the comments how well your zodiac sign matches the real you.

 

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