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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.

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.

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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
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Flatsale 2
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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

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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

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.

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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 - Yuki
20. 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
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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
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