SINGAPORE - Media OutReach^[1] - 12 February 2018 - All set for the #LunarNewYear on February 16, 2018? 2018 is also the #YearOfTheDog in the Chinese zodiac cycle where the Dog, a symbol of loyalty and honesty, ranks 11th of 12 animals. ^[2][3]

With festivities stretching across 15 days in different parts of the world, celebrate #LunarNewYear early on Twitter this year with the special #LunarNewYear 2018 #YearoftheDog emoji, which goes live starting today until March 2, 2018.  Well-wishes have already begun on Twitter!^[4][5][6]

Join in the #LunarNewYear conversation by Tweeting your #LunarNewYearor #ChineseNewYear well-wishes with Twitter's special emoji. ^[7][8][9]

This cute dog emoji will appear when you include any of the following hashtags in your Tweets:

English:

●       #YearOfTheDog

●       #LunarNewYear

●       #HappyLunarNewYear

●       #CNY

●       #ChineseNewYear 

●       #HappyChineseNewYear

●       #GongXiFaCai  

Simplified Chinese:

●       #狗年旺旺

●       #新年快乐

●       #恭喜发财

Traditional Chinese:

●       #新年快樂  

●       #恭喜發財

Korean:

●       #새해복많이받으세요

●       #설날

Bahasa Indonesia: 

●       #imlek

Thai:

●       #ตรุษจีน

From all of us at Twitter, #GongXiFaCai and #HappyLunarNewYear!^[10][11]

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References

1. ^{^} Media OutReach (www.media-outreach.com)
2. ^{^} #LunarNewYear (twitter.com)
3. ^{^} #YearOfTheDog (twitter.com)
4. ^{^} #LunarNewYear (twitter.com)
5. ^{^} #LunarNewYear (twitter.com)
6. ^{^} #YearoftheDog (twitter.com)
7. ^{^} #LunarNewYear (twitter.com)
8. ^{^} #LunarNewYear (twitter.com)
9. ^{^} #ChineseNewYear (twitter.com)
10. ^{^} #GongXiFaCai (twitter.com)
11. ^{^} #HappyLunarNewYear (twitter.com)
12. ^{^} twitter.com (twitter.com)
13. ^{^} about.twitter.com (about.twitter.com)
14. ^{^} @TwitterSG (twitter.com)
15. ^{^} twitter.com/download (twitter.com)
16. ^{^} periscope.tv (periscope.tv)