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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:22 pm
 Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival and Lunar New Year, is a fifteen day celebration starting on the first day of the first lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. According to legend, in ancient times a man-eating beast from the mountains called the nián could silently creep into homes prey upon humans. The people came to learn that the nián was sensitive to loud noises and the color red, so they sought to scare it away with loud firecrackers/works and liberal use of the color red. These practices led to the first New Year celebrations. This year's Chinese New Year falls on the 7th of February. The fifteenth and last day of the celebration, Lantern Festival, will fall on February 21st if I've done my math right. This mini event will run for the entirety of the celebration and there will be freebies, flatsales, and a flaffle. 25 betas given out completely FREE and 11 betas sold. Further information in each appropriate section. Things to keep in mind (ie Rules)- Read the info posts - ALL shop and guild rules apply - Play nice and politely - 1 beta per person during the event, excluding the flaffle beta - As long as 35 different people receive a beta from this, you MAY proxy through the 4th round of Trivia and in the Flatsales. - Do not use mules in an attempt to get more flaffle tickets - Do not spam - HAVE FUN All CNY information comes from Wikipedia and corresponding links in the article. Zodiac and chrysanthemum brushes from Rl-brushes, calligraphy from Shadow-Brushes, Touch-and-Go, and Chine-Informations, lotus brushes from Jojosangm, sparkle/fireworks brushes from Obsidian Dawn, and bamboo brushes from Angelic-Trust.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:28 pm
 There are 24 betas to be given out as freebies for answering CNY trivia questions. Three betas will be awarded during each round to the highest scorers. There will be 4 trivia questions per round, and the first three people to answer each question correctly will be awarded points; 5 points for the first correct reply, 3 points for the second, 1 point for the third. The three highest scorers will get to choose from the day's three betas. All of the answers to the trivia questions can be found on Wikipedia's Chinese New Year page.The Trivia will run on these days: Thursday, February 7th at 7 PM CST Monday, February 11th - Thursday, February 14th at 7 PM CST Monday, February 18th - Wednesday, February 20th at 7 PM CST There will be NO EVENTS run on Saturdays or Sundays during this event.  These betas will start as babies and grow from there. They do not evolve naturally. And I swear they all look different when they grow. There's only so much that fits on a baby. ALSO! Only half of the freebies fit into the preview; there is a male and female version of each design. Previews for each trivia round will be posted with the initial trivia instructions/reminder. X3 Freebie Winners Round 1: Cereza del Chocolate - Figurine F1 - Qipao ShtrDrNGry - Figurine M2 - Xing Survivor_Fanatic - Figurine F3 - Sila Round 2: Keantha - Firework M1 - Huojin Skylar14 - Firework F2 - Shú Rén Mystic Foxers - Firework M3 - Bào Zhà Round 3: Reborn Braska - Calligraphy F1 - Jia Li Narudai - Calligraphy M2 - Jinhai Kaelyn_giselle - Calligraphy F3 - Yu Jing Round 4: Steal - Koi M1 - Shang Tsung RavenFyre - Koi F2 -Meiling Mercury Twins - Koi M3 - He Bo Round 5: SillyAngelKitty - Figurine M1 - Yuudai Silver Angel - Figurine F2 - Yui muletothefoxxes - Figurine M3 - Kurro Round 6: Vodka Slurs - Firework F1 - Sparkles Poisoned Pumpkin - Firework M2 - Ming ThirdEdition - Firework F3 - Arataki Round 7: Bob Dobbs - Calligraphy M1 - Peng Fei Hero Rareheart - Calligraphy F2 - Mu-Qin Suishii - Calligraphy M3 - Niao Round 8: Devil Nightshade - Koi M1 - Xifeng dracoXK - Koi F2 - Kin Gin Rin Trelweny - Koi M3 - Lǐ Pǐn Freebie Winners 07 Day 1 - Genjyo, page 7941, post 7, ShenLong Day 2 - PoisonedPumpkin, page 7992, post 2, Mei Lien Day 3 - RavenFyre, page 8033, post 5, Jin Se Day 4 - Miro-Sakai, page 8044, post 2, Xia He Day 5 - Hitohouri, page 8065, post 12, Jin Tao
Day 7 - Steal, page 8097, post 10, Liang Tsu Day 8 - Silver Angel, page 8118, post 5, Guang Ying Xiong Day 9 - Trelweny, page 8129, post 10, Jia YaHuo Day 10 - xMMx, page 8130, post 8, Qudi'Kunqu Day 11 - Arynlight, page 8141, post 6, Liang Cai
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:36 pm
 There are many folktales about how the Animals of the Chinese Zodiac were chosen. All include some form of proving their merit, through wits or challenges, and many tell of how the rat tricked the poor cat. The order of the Animals reflects how well they placed in their challenges. There will be 2 flatsales with a total of 11 Chinese Zodiac themed betas. Why not 12? Check the flaffle section to see. X3 The flatsales will occur on these days: Friday, February 8th at 7 PM CST Friday, February 15th at 7 PM CST There will be NO EVENTS run on Saturdays or Sundays during this CNY event. Flatsale 1 Flatsale 2 These betas will start as babies and grow from there. They will not evolve naturally. Each flatsale beta is 5k. There will be no freebies given out during flatsale days. Also, I swear all of these actually LOOK different once they grow. There's only so much you can fit on a baby. X3 Winners Flatsale 1: Ox - Lady Evelon - Oushi Tiger - Celestial Archer - Xun Li Rabbit - Graceangel - Hu Die Jia Dragon - Blade Kuroda - Long Snake - Amirynth - Mosaic Flatsale 2: Horse - Lady Aria Starstone - Chevalier Sheep - You Cannot Remember Me - Goat Monkey - Hitohouri - Ming-Hoa Li Rooster - Novacracker - Bai Hua-Wan Dog - Tristam Lockhart - Perro Boar - Pandamanda - Xin Qian Winners 07 Flatsale 1: Rat - DracoXK, Baosi-Zi Ox - Kishara (RavenFyre proxy), Gaby Tiger - Space For Rent, Tian-Kai Rabbit - Survivor_Fanatic, Leporis Dragon - Skylar14, Hijikata Snake - Amirynth (co-own with Devilnightshade), Tanith
Flatsale 2: Horse - Laroawan, Xi-Wang Chi Rooster - Mercury Twins, Qiu Zhen Monkey - [Chibi], Fluffles Sheep - Celestial Archer, Niu Huo Dog - SilverBloodsheild, Shigure
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:47 pm
 Why weren't there 12 Zodiac Animals in the flatsale post? Because this year is the Year of the Rat, that Zodiac gets special treatment in this event. The Rat is the first of the 12 Animals and marked by charm, passion, charisma, organization, and cunning intelligence. A rat is endowed with great leadership skills, high ambitions and energy, and the versitility to easily adapt to new environments. Its natural charm and demeanor make it an appealing friend, but it is very selective about those it chooses to hold closest in its trust. Behind the charm, the Rat can also be very controlling and manipulative, even cruel if necessary. While it is fair in it's dealings and expects the same of others, it can become deeply affronted if it feels decieved or that its trust has been abused and not thinking twice about seeking revenge. The Rat sometimes sets its targets too high and can be utterly obsessive about order, perfection, and detail. By tradition, the Rat often carries heavy karma. (Getting long here for a summary; suffice to say that Rats are complicated little buggers XD) The Rat is a Yang polarity and the current element in cycle is Earth. So we have a handsome evolved male in earthy robes for your flaffling pleasure. What the heck is a flaffle?A flaffle is a free raffle. Each person who wants to participate gets 1 ticket. Please post in this thread in bold red text that you want a flaffle ticket and I'll add you to the ticket holder list. I'll be collecting ticket holders from Feb. 7th, 12 AM CST until the 21st. The drawing will be held on February 21st at 10 PM CST. Ticket Holders 1. dracoXK 2. You Cannot Remember Me 3. Cereza del Chocolate 4. Graceangel 5. Space For Rent 6. azriel1986 7. Celestial Archer 8. mistalina13 9. Lt. Gnatty-Bug 10. Silver Bloodshield 11. SillyAngelKitty 12. Keantha 13. Pandamanda 14. Steal 15. RavenFyre 16. Mercury Twins 17. Lady Aria Starstone 18. angelpine 19. ShtrDrNGry - Yuki20. Hitohouri 21. Lady Evelon 22. Kaelyn_giselle 23. xx iFox 24. Amirynth 25. Bob Dobbs 26. Silver Angel 27. Survivor_Fanatic 28. Skylar14 29. Novacracker 30. Tristam Lockhart 31. Laroawan 32. Hero Rareheart 33. muletothefoxxes 34. Kittertau 35. Sinbari 36. Yuki-Sahoma18 37. 38. 39. 40. . . . Ticket Holders 07 1. dracoXK 2. xMMx 3. Poisoned Pumpkin 4. Celestial Archer 5. RavenFyre 6. Mistress_Ice 7. Skylar14 8. Hitohouri 9. xTwistx 10. Inuyashagrl12 11. SilverBloodshield 12. Steal 13. Malis Delnaria (co-own with Gnatty), Kagura 14. Fallaryn 15. Kishara 16. Laroawan 17. devilnightshade 18. Rage Beat 19. Mercury Twins 20. Trelweny 21. Kaze Taco 22. Wolfey Fireborn 23. Genjyo 24. Graceangel 25. Survivor_Fanatic 26. Lady Aria Starstone 27. Justicar Gale Bloodshield 28. Chrystali 29. Lt. Gnatty-Bug 30. Kari_Ryoo 31. Ichigo1993 32. Rayn The Duct Tape Whore 33. Unaru 34. Space For Rent 35. Silver Angel 36. Bob Dobbs 37. Kaioto_Katsuma 38. princesspwrm 39. Hakkai-chan 40. _Shouko_ 41. Itsu-chan 42. [TWizTed SoUl] 43. sadnereid 44. Dulcea 45. [Chibi] 46. Renegatus 47. iced_foxicle 48. 49. 50.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:48 pm
 Updated tags will be posted here for pick up. Please post and let me know when you've named/saved your beta.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:50 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:27 pm
First post?
Edit: Nice first post and LOVELY stuff Aryn!!!
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:29 pm
Yes, you have first post. XD And thanks.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:30 pm
SWEET!!! *wants the rat bebie*
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:30 pm
I would like to be added to the Flaffle
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:30 pm
-wants the snake.- 4laugh
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:32 pm
I'd like to be added to the flaffle please. =^^=
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:34 pm
I'd like to be added to the flaffle please
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:35 pm
I'd like to be added to the flaffle please
I want the tiger beta ninja
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:36 pm
I'll probably forget about this thread since you can't subscribe guild threads, so congrats in advance to beta winners x3
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