Instead of the usual greetings and saluations for all those who celebrate the coming Chinese New year, I would like to enrich you with something interesting that I have learned about Vietnamese culture.
The folks over at Vietname do also celebrate Chinese New Year but to them is the Year of the Cat instead of the Year of the Rabbit. In Vietnam, the Rabbit is not part of the Zodiac animals as the the Chinese character for Rabbit sounds like Cat in Vietnamese language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)
To end this post, I would like to share a picture (taken by my sis) of my family cat.
新年快乐
Chúc mừng năm mới
年年有余
Mỗi năm hơn
心想事成
Tất cả mong muốn trở thành sự thật
万事如意
Chúc may mắn
Disclaimer - Translated directly using Google Translate - meaning may be totally lost :p