Hop-py New Year!
Chinese New Year is a 15-day celebration, culminating in a full moon and the colorful Lantern Festival. To the Chinese, it's a truly special time for friends, family, and food. The young and old, married and single, gather to wish each other a healthy and prosperous New Year. In many ways, it really is everybody's holiday!
Each lunar year is welcomed with a respective shengxiao or zodiac. There are 12 guardian animals of the Chinese zodiac. (Think multiples of 12, Tudygirls! Work that abacus!!) They were introduced by Emperor Huang Di almost 5 centuries ago. They are: the Rat (1996, 2008), Ox (1997, 2009), Tiger (1998, 2010), Rabbit (1999, 2011), Dragon (2000, 2012), Snake (2001, 2013), Horse (2002, 2014), Goat (2003, 2015), Monkey (2004, 2016), Rooster (2005, 2017), Dog (2006, 2018), and Pig (2007, 2019). Depending on your year, certain animal traits reflect aspects of your personality. Do you know your shengxiao or animal zodiac? Remember, your guardian animal offers up happiness and luck. Go ahead, look it up!
So a Kung Hei Fat Choy to one and all! It's time to get hop-py!
im a pig and i like pink! what's ur sign?
ReplyDeleteI'm a rat! It's my year! Yesss! ... zman
ReplyDeleteMy sign is the Dog, which makes me a good and loyal friend!
ReplyDeleteHey, Tudy....Did u know President Obama was born in the year of the OX? XOXO to Pres Obama!!! It's his year!...Shiela
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that! And I love your take on the year of the OX! Let's make it a year of XOXO!
ReplyDeleteThe OX is the luckiest sign of all!
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