February 12, 2021, is the start of the Lunar Year of the Ox. Today marks the start of a 15-day Lunar New Year/Spring Festival celebration.
Chinese lunar years are based on the 12-year Chinese zodiac calendar, represented by 12 different animals. Twelve signs of the zodiac combine with the five Chinese elements of nature to establish a 60-year calendrical cycle also called a sexagenary cycle. The lunar year 2021 corresponds to the Lunar Year of the Metal Ox to be precise. The preceding Lunar Year of the Metal Ox was 1961.
This year holds great promise for the end of the pandemic, the comeback of our economies, and the creation of conditions that will permit travel to resume.
Happy Lunar New Year to all!
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Do you know where the photo was taken? It could be Macau, Shanghai or . . .?
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I don’t know the location. I thought maybe Singapore. That is a guess.
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Are these the Chinese zodiac predictions? Please let it be so!
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As far as I’m concerned they are.
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I read that they were the predictions. So cross your fingers that it’s accurate. I like to think they are.
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I didn’t know these were official predictions. I just made them up. Hope they come true.
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fingers crossed that this year will be the end of the pandemic. I remember being in Singapore last year for the Chinese New Year, and despite the precautions in place, it was still exciting to experience such an event…
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I remember one of your posts about a dragon dance, if I’m not mistaken. I bet Chinese New Year is a big deal there.
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wow – you’ve got a good memory. much of the the country shut down for a couple of days…
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Oh boy! If you only knew, ha ha!
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🙂
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Yeah the year of the Ox is promising!!!! I ordered Chinese food in honor of it too!💖
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Good for you! I should have thought of that. 😋
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I look for reasons to celebrate occasions so I don’t have to cook.. 🤣🤣😘
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I like cooking- NOT! 😅🤣
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🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Happy Chinese New Year! We just ordered Chinese food in celebration. 🎊
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Great idea! Cheers!
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What did you get?
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An entire feast—shrimp egg foo young, pork belly bao, General Tso’s chicken, steamed dumplings, and pork fried rice. 😋
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Delicious! Chinese New Year should come more often.
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Yes, until then, I found a great new-to-me Chinese food restaurant.
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