November 8, 1933-June 10, 2003. Services for retired businessman and rancher, Bernard Glen Alberda, were held June 13, at Wards Chapel Church. He was 71, and a resident of the Standing Rock Community in Atoka County. Born in Grand Rapids, MI; he was the son of John Alberda and Jennie SWEERS Alberda.
Chinese New Year, known in China as the Spring Festival and in Singapore as the Lunar New Year, is a holiday on and around the new moon on the first day of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar. This calendar is based on the changes in the moon and is only sometimes changed to fit the seasons of the year based on how the Earth moves around the sun.
Flowering in spring, they became associated with Chinese New Year, signifying good fortune, prosperity and good luck. If the narcissus blooms on Chinese New Year, it is said to bring extra wealth and good fortune throughout the year. Its sweet fragrance is also highly revered in Chinese culture.