The Chinese New Year is coming. Do you know what animal represents what year you were born in?

Mine is the year of the rooster, my daughter is the year of the ram. My grandchild that will be born in March will be born in the year of the Rat! hahahahah

Does anyone do anything special for the Chinese New Year? Last year my sister, her husband, kids, and my daughter and I went up to China Town in LA and watched the parade and festivities. She wants to go again this year but I would like to find something a little closer in Orange County.

Do you have any family traditions?

Oh I'm going to go check. My brother has one of those calendars in his room. I am a horse. Woot Woot.

I'm the year of the snake and all the things describing the snake and what we should be like don't fit me at all lol XD Neither does my planet or horoscope or any of that stuff - I guess I defy it all lol

Back in fourth grade, some of my classmates would go, "OHMYGODWE'RETHESAMMEANIMAL!!!!!"

And I'd go..."...hurray. -eyeroll-"

Because it's really not that surprising. xD; I mean, we're in the same grade, so we'd be probably be about the same age, you know?

And then they'd go, "Oh my gawd, WHAT is your problem?"


xD;;; I mean, it's really...really not that big of a deal, since we're in the same grade, so we'd be like the same age, so we'd probably be the same animal.

Originally Posted by tentenpuff

Back in fourth grade, some of my classmates would go, "OHMYGODWE'RETHESAMMEANIMAL!!!!!"

And I'd go..."...hurray. -eyeroll-"

Because it's really not that surprising. xD; I mean, we're in the same grade, so we'd be probably be about the same age, you know?

And then they'd go, "Oh my gawd, WHAT is your problem?"


xD;;; I mean, it's really...really not that big of a deal, since we're in the same grade, so we'd be like the same age, so we'd probably be the same animal.

Silly little kids!

Hm, the only one's I know in my family are, my little brother's (sheep), my dad's (dog) and mine (dragon). I don't celebrated it, personally, but I know a few people who do ^^

I am year of the monkey. Metal monkey, if we're getting into specifics. It actually fits me a little better than my sign on the Western zodiac.

I personally think they're both bunk, just sayin'.

It's kinda cool, though, because I love monkey stuff. My bathroom has a huge all-encompassing monkey theme. Well, as huge as you can get in a bathroom as eeny teeny as mine. :D

I'm a snake. *hiiiissssssss~*

We don't really celebrate Chinese New Years. Not a big asian community around where I live...DX

Yup, I know. :3 I know which elements and which animals my month and day is too.

Just a side comment, just because it says 2007 is the Year of the Pig, for example, doesn't mean you're a Pig. If it has not reached the Chinese New Year, you're still in the Year of the Dog. Right now it's still the Year of the Pig...and it won't switch to the Year of the Rat till February 18th.
A lot of my friends think they're tigers, rabbits or snakes just to name a few, but yeah...no. :3

When I celebrate with my Chinese family back in Hawaii, we'll have a big dinner party and the kids will go into the yard and pop firecrackers. Since I'm still one of the "kids" and not the parents or grandparents, I get to join them. xD

With my Korean side, we eat traditional New Years food. No fireworks since where we live is too dry, and I think they're still banned. *not sure*

Originally Posted by ToriKat

Yup, I know. :3 I know which elements and which animals my month and day is too.

Just a side comment, just because it says 2007 is the Year of the Pig, for example, doesn't mean you're a Pig. If it has not reached the Chinese New Year, you're still in the Year of the Dog. Right now it's still the Year of the Pig...and it won't switch to the Year of the Rat till February 18th.
A lot of my friends think they're tigers, rabbits or snakes just to name a few, but yeah...no. :3

When I celebrate with my Chinese family back in Hawaii, we'll have a big dinner party and the kids will go into the yard and pop firecrackers. Since I'm still one of the "kids" and not the parents or grandparents, I get to join them. xD

With my Korean side, we eat traditional New Years food. No fireworks since where we live is too dry, and I think they're still banned. *not sure*

That's really cool. Are there any traditions your family practices?

I'm the year of the Sheep. :]
My Japanese teacher taught the cute story of how the Zodiac animals were ordered. It was fascinating how they were able to make up such a cute folk tale. <3

Mine is the horse. :)
It's funny because my nickname is Nea Nea.
And no it isn't because I like horses (I don't really.) it's because it's from my name. :o
Dannea.

But I don't celebrate it at all.
It would be neat to see a festival somewhere in China though. :o

i cant remember what year..but i think, monkey?
..hahaha

I'm pretty much obsessed with zodiacs and the like. I was born in the year of the dog. Fits me perfectly! ^.^

If I remember correcly, I am a ram.

I can only keep up with one new year(/calender system) but I was born in the year of the dog!
woot!
I remember one of the qualities being loyalty.

I was born in the year of the monkey, 1992. I don't celebrate Chinese New Year, but I have a couple friends who do. It seems really fun!

Originally Posted by Muggles Running Amok

I was born in the year of the monkey, 1992. I don't celebrate Chinese New Year, but I have a couple friends who do. It seems really fun!

eh...1992 is monkey..so i get it wrong..
that means i born in the year of horse, kekkeke XD my bad, i dont really know chinese's calendar =_=;

I'm a Sheep. I haven't really looked at anything regarding Chinese Horoscopes in quite a while (probably because I got interested in Western Astrology and Numerology instead), so I don't remember what exactly it means.

I have an ex who seemed to know a lot about Chinese Astrology (he was a dragon) and when he was talking about his family he would always identify them by Chinese Year ("the dog's doing this", etc).

However, the person who is closer to me than anyone else in my life is an Ox, and they supposedly don't get along well with Sheep. So I don't trust it too much!

Uh, I am the Snake.
Dad is the Rat.
Sister the Sheep.
Mother the Tiger.

We don't really celebrate the Chinese
New Year. We do the Korean New Year.
Same day I believe.

I was born in the year of the horse, as was my unckle. My grandmother was born in th year of the rooster, my mother and father are both rats, one of my sisters were born in the year of the tiger, and the other one was born in the year of the rat. And lastly, my little brother was born in the year of the dog -- which is funny, because I've tought him how to act like a dog. He barks, and pants. Pretty cute, for a 14 month old!

Year of the Tiger. :] I love the Tiger. <33

My family usually exchanges red envelope packets of money because we're chinese. And in china town + the chinese cultural plaza here there is usually a block party with singing, dancing, sword fighting, kung fu, lion dancing shows etc etc.

I was born in the year of the horse :3
I think my mate is too, because were the same age and our birthdays are only 4 days apart.

Am I correct? Aren't the ram and the sheep the
same?

Well I think I'm a rabbit, but I'm kind of confused about it since you said that it doesn't necessarily mean that you are a sign if you're born in the year of it.