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.
I was lucky enough to celebrate it in Vietnam this year. Held every year during the same time as the Chinese Lunar New Year, is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year called Táº¿t. It is the time of the year to be grateful of everything around us, exchanging gifts, and to be with family. Houses are often decorated with yellow blossoms of the Hoa Mai. I was lucky enough to celebrate it in Vietnam this year. While this year is the year of the rabbit in China, the Vietnamese replace the rabbit with a cat therefore making 2011 the year of the cat. Tet (Short for Táº¿t NguyÃªn ÄÃ¡n) is a family holiday. Starting from the week that follows Tet, everyone hordes to their hometown to visit family.