A very Happy Lunar New Year!
Today marks the year of the sheep or goat or even ram (depending on your translation).
The Chinese word yáng refers both to goats and sheep, with shānyáng specifically goats and miányáng sheep. In English, the sign may be called either. The interpretation of sheep or goat depends on culture.In Vietnamese, the sign is mui, which is unambiguously goat. In Japan, on the other hand, the sign is hitsuji, sheep; while in Korea and Mongolia the sign is also sheep or ram.
The sheep is an auspicious animal, and the Year of the Sheep, therefore, heralds a year of promise and prosperity.
吉慶有餘 Jíqìngyǒuyú - "May your happiness be without limit"
Today marks the year of the sheep or goat or even ram (depending on your translation).
The Chinese word yáng refers both to goats and sheep, with shānyáng specifically goats and miányáng sheep. In English, the sign may be called either. The interpretation of sheep or goat depends on culture.In Vietnamese, the sign is mui, which is unambiguously goat. In Japan, on the other hand, the sign is hitsuji, sheep; while in Korea and Mongolia the sign is also sheep or ram.
The sheep is an auspicious animal, and the Year of the Sheep, therefore, heralds a year of promise and prosperity.
吉慶有餘 Jíqìngyǒuyú - "May your happiness be without limit"
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