Happy New Year! Chinese New Year Celebrations in Yokohama (January 28 â February 11, 2017) **Info from the Yokohama Tourism Board** You will hear the burst of fire crackers, cymbals, drums, and Chinese gongs along with Chinese lions and dragons will dance in the festive Chinatown.
1. an object symbolizing a quality, state, etc.; symbol: The olive branch is an emblem of peace. 2. a figure or design that identifies something. 3. an allegorical picture that embodies a moral principle.
Don't confuse the two. He wasn't literally born on the doorstep today, but he's using this metaphor to describe the feeling of an awakening to a new life).  A symbol is carried through the work and consistently represents something that adds to the meaning of the piece. For instance, a character who constantly wears green may be interpreted as jealous; a deer symbolizes innocence while a lion symbolizes strength or freedom.