GuildWars.com news/20090122

News - Thursday, January 22, 2009
'''Celebrate the Year of the Ox

It's out with the Rat and in with the Ox at this year's annual Canthan New Year's Festival! Join us in the Shing Jea monastery from Friday, January 30 until Monday, February 2 for the big feast. The revelry includes special quests and unique rewards, games of chance, contests of skill, dancing, and fireworks. You can also take part in smaller festivities in Kamadan and Lion's Arch. [Find out more and make plans to join the celebration!

'''New Nian Concept Art Wallpaper

In honor of the Canthan New Year and the pending arrival of the Celestial Ox, we're providing two beautiful wallpapers by Guild Wars artist Jason Juan! These paintings both depict a nian, one of the strange spirit creatures that bring bad fortune to the Canthan New Year's Festival—choose between the full-sized image and a close-up of the creature itself.

For more news, see GuildWars.com news.