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[Fikri]

so i don't really celebrate it but yesterday i was forced to stay up late since most of my chinese neighbours decided to burn firecrackers and fireworks until 1am...

 

but happy lunar new year guys! i hope you guys will have great blessings in this year of the goat!

 

Spoiler

ZIMBABWE





LIMA




MEXICO




BRUNEI




UNITED ARAB EMIRATES





INDONESIA




SYDNEY AUSTRALIA




NEW YORK CITY USA




TERRA COTTA, UK




SINGAPORE




MALAYSIA

 

@Syntax, @ortin, @MC10, @Boggart, @Scot, @Chappy, @blue (*record scratch* inb4 korean/japanese and not chinese lulz) etc etc

[Shannon]

TIL there's a place called Terra Cotta. Happy Lunar New Year to you too, and everyone else!

[Swar]

Happy Lunar New Year

[Chappy]

Happy Lunar new year :3 sheeps for daysss~

[Eefi]

Happy Lunar New Year! 新年快乐!

[Karla]

Happy Lunar New Year!

[GekkeSteph]

Year of the Goat!

Edited by GekkeSteph, 19 February 2015 - 03:49 AM.

[iKate]

Yay Happy Lunar New Year!

[NapisaurusRex]

Yay! Next year is year of the baby!

[Bee]

Happy Lunar New Year!

[Oktober]

But isn't it the year of the sheep? Could some captain explain it?

 

Anyway, Happy Lunar New Year!

[KaibaSama]

But isn't it the year of the sheep? Could some captain explain it?

Anyway, Happy Lunar New Year!

I think it depends on who you ask. In Vietnam, it's year of the goat because it's too hot for sheep or Rams to live there (according to npr). In other places, like Tibet, they call it year of the sheep.

Next year it's year of the money, or ape, again depending on who you ask.

[becauseIcan]

Happy New Year to you too!

 

I wore a Chinese mandrin collared shirt today and put my hair in a bun for work today. Even though it is a business attire office, most of my coworkers were surprised that I dressed up. One of the supervisiors, Suzie (parents imigrated from China; she looks like an Asian Barbie; super cool chick too!), gave me a big hug and said "Yay! Happy New Year!". It was awesome. ><

I like festiveness and any reason to dress up/different/etc.! LOL

 

 

[Boggart]

Happy Lunar New Years to all my bretheren and womenethern

[Adam]

Happy January 1st!

[Goblinoid]

But isn't it the year of the sheep? Could some captain explain it?

 

Anyway, Happy Lunar New Year!

 

You're not alone, that's confused a lot of Westerners. The reason is that the appropriate Chinese character, yang:

 

羊

 

...just generically means "horned animal," so it can translate to either sheep, ram, or goat. Historically it's believed that "goat" was the animal the Chinese probably meant for the Zodiac, since the Han Chinese commonly raised goats, not sheep. 

 

But nowadays people are free to interpret it however they want. And it's very common to see it as "sheep" because I mean... who doesn't love cute and fluffy sheep. 

 

Hope I helped. xD (This is coming from someone who's natively Taiwanese.)

 

Happy New Year to everyone!

[Oktober]

I think it depends on who you ask. In Vietnam, it's year of the goat because it's too hot for sheep or Rams to live there (according to npr). In other places, like Tibet, they call it year of the sheep.

Next year it's year of the money, or ape, again depending on who you ask.

 

 

You're not alone, that's confused a lot of Westerners. The reason is that the appropriate Chinese character, yang:

 

羊

 

...just generically means "horned animal," so it can translate to either sheep, ram, or goat. Historically it's believed that "goat" was the animal the Chinese probably meant for the Zodiac, since the Han Chinese commonly raised goats, not sheep. 

 

But nowadays people are free to interpret it however they want. And it's very common to see it as "sheep" because I mean... who doesn't love cute and fluffy sheep. 

 

Hope I helped. xD (This is coming from someone who's natively Taiwanese.)

 

Happy New Year to everyone!

 

Okok, thanks for the explanation guys ^^ it's just, I sometimes feel quite ignorant when dealing with other cultures 

Edited by Oktober, 20 February 2015 - 08:41 AM.

[pancakeface]

Finally a thread where my signature is relevant.

 

Happy (arguably belated) Lunar New Year to everyone! Festivities may last anywhere from a couple of days to 15, depending on the culture.

[blue]

Whoops Happy Belated New Year! I had arrived in Hawaii on that day so no fucks were given.

 

I'm Chinese/Korean, I studied Japanese though so same difference