The first new moon of the year signals a new year according to the Chinese
calendar system, Shēngxiào,
which originated in the Han dynasty (206-220BC). Each of the years in their twelve year cycle is
named after an animal, which are said to determine the characteristics of that
year and the people born in it.
According to this
calendar we are now entering the year of the horse, and it might be a
particularly interesting year for you if you were born in a previous year of
the horse yourself. The last one was
twelve years ago in 2002-3 so there are probably a lot of typically
independent, adventurous and free-spirited horses in Year Seven.
Here´s a link to
a very interesting article which will tell you eight (a lucky number in China)
things you didn´t know about the Year of the Horse:
Let´s hope it´s a
lucky year for all of us, without too much horsing around!
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