Happy Chinese New Year 2014 : Year of the Horse

[Ajit Basrur]

The year of the horse begins today as the year of the snake comes to an end. The Chinese new year is also the beginning of the lunar year !

To all those who celebrate, wish you a Gong Xi Fa Cai (Happy New Year)

 

[harry]

Happy Chinese and Lunar New Year to all who celebrate this event.

 

[Marc]

50 Fascinating Facts About Chinese New Year

 

[Ajit Basrur]

Thanks Marc ... this is very interesting

 

[somashekar]

~~~ HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2014 ~~~

Gong Xi Fa Cai ... from me as well

 

[Hershal]

Agree, Happy New Yer, year of the Horse!

 

[TPMB4]

Happy Chinese New Year everyone.

Although I don't believe in any form of astrology or Zodiac I think the whole animal based chinese zodiac system interesting. It is much more so than the western zodiac system of 12 signs a year. To my mind the whole idea of the 4 pillars of the Chinese system allows for a very long repeating cycle and possibly a closer fix to the individual. That is if you believed in it of course.

I looked it up and starting with the year then month, day and hour my animals are Rat, Ox, Dragon and Tiger. That will fix my birth down to the exact 2 hours on a particular day. A lot better than down to a month. Of course include in all the astrological positions of bodies, like with the western one, and I think it becomes very complex. However, without meaning any offence to anyone who does believe in it, I do not. I guess I find the permutations that are possible make it a more interesting zodiac than other ones.

PS my 4 animals I find interesting. In the race to become part of the zodiac you have the first animal in the rat (he pushed the cat off the back of the ox resulting in its drowning) then the second was the ox, The dragon is later down the list because it delayed to make rain for everyone and to help the rabbit across the river. Then the third animal is the tiger in this race to the zodiac. That story is interesting because the negative tendencies that are possible in the rat (and other zodiac animal types) is psychopathy. Think the rat showed that to the cat.