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Every New Year brings us a reminder of change, and a time to celebrate. Hopefully, your New Year celebrations were joyful and fun. And maybe you even spent New Year’s at your favorite casino and brought home some winnings to start the year o with a bang! Now, for another
New Year celebration: the celebration of the Lunar New Year. ere are awesome Lunar New Year festivities taking place at your favorite Southern California casinos beginning in January, so don’t miss out.
Lunar New Year is celebrated all over the world, particularly in Asia, in countries with large Chinese populations including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan,
ailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. e Chinese calendar is lunisolar which signi es both
the moon phase and the time of the
solar year. So Chinese New Year is
often called the Lunar New Year.
e source of Lunar New Year isn’t exactly known, but it has gained
importance through the centuries. Traditionally, the Lunar New Year is a time to honor ancestors. e night
before Lunar New Year, family and
friends gather over a special dinner
that includes foods that are meant
to enhance wealth, happiness
and luck: noodles, sh, tangerines
and sweets. Tradition also calls for
a thorough cleaning of the house and
personal matters to clear out any bad luck and make room for good fortune. People often exchange red paper envelopes, Hong Bao, that contain cash in speci c lucky numbers in multiples of 8s or 9s.
e 2014–15 Lunar New Year is the Year of the Wood Horse, and begins on January 31st, with the new moon. If you were born in 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, or 2002, you were born under the Horse sign. Reader opinions may vary of course, but some horse-like traits
indicatethatyoucanbehardworking,lovetheoutdoors and be very independent. is year of the Horse could be a time of quick victories (a jackpot in your future?), unexpected adventure, and sudden romance. And if you’ve wanted to travel, this year is a great one, and the more remote and unusual the destination the better. Don’t hesitate on your choices, as swift action can bring
success. Overall in Chinese astrology, the Horse is thought to be a fortunate year that brings luck and great things. What
will it bring you?
Lunar New Year at the Casino
ere are exciting Lunar New Year celebrations at Southern California
casinos this year. Cash giveaways, traditional Chinese New Year Lion and Dragon Dances, and Hong Bao, red envelope cash giveaways. Check all your
favorite casinos for their Lunar New Year celebrations.
At Barona Resort & Casino, celebrate the Year of the Horse with over $200,000 in cash giveaways from Friday, January 31st through Friday, February 14th. Lunar New Year Drawings will take place on Fridays, January 31st, February 7th and February 14th at 9 p.m. each night when ve guests will win $8,888 each!
Club Barona members earn one virtual entry per 250 points earned from 12:01 a.m. to 8 p.m. on each drawing day. Entries are automatically activated and guests do not need to be at the drawing to win. Lion and Dragon dancers will perform on 8 p.m. on Fridays, January 31st, and February 7th and 14th, beginning with a traditional blessing at the main Porte Cochere and parade through the casino to the Hayloft Stage for the nightly drawing. Hong Bao will be distributed before the 8 p.m. Lion and Dragon parades on Fridays, January 31st, and February 7th and 14th.
Casino Manager Game will have a bonus symbol added to it (i.e., a horse for Year of the Horse). When the bonus symbol is hit, the Casino Manager will reward the player with a special Hong Bao envelope in addition to his/her cash prize. Special Hong Bao envelopes will contain cash prizes ending in 8 ranging from $8 to $88.
Andtablegamesplayers,it’saLunarNewYearcelebration just for you at Sycuan Casino. Play table games at Sycuan for your chance at over $25,000 in lucky money during the Lucky Red Envelope Giveaway! Beginning on Friday, January 31st at 10 a.m., with each qualifying hand, guests will receive their pick of a lucky red envelope and could win up to $500. Pai Gow and Baccarat players will also receive a Lunar New Year T-shirt and calendar with their rst bet beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 31st. Also, make sure you join Sycuan Casino on Friday, January 31st, and Saturday, February 1st, at 6 p.m. for the Lion Dance Performance. And at Sycuan Bingo, don’t miss the Lunar New Year Drawings on Friday, January 31st, during all sessions. Six lucky guests each session will win their share of $32,000 in cash!
Casino Pauma is also celebrating the Year of the Horse. May the lion bring you luck and good fortune. Casino Pauma’s Lion Dance Performance is on January 25th at 5 p.m. under the Porte Cochere at the casino entrance. Enjoy the exciting Lunar New Year celebration with the
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Plus,lookfortheCasinoManagerGameBonus liveLionDancethroughoutthecasinoproperty.Andmake every day from January 31st to February 14th. Each sure you’re there to get your lucky red envelope.