What is the Lunar New Year festival?
“I’m glad you asked! The festival has taken place for years, but not many know of its true heritage. Long ago the emperor came to understand that each passing year exhibited characteristics normally associated with particular animals. In order to honor those animals and their influence over our lives, the emperor decreed that each year must be named for it’s patron animal. The emperor also noticed that the progression of years eventually repeated, so that is why you will hear people of different ages claim to be born in the same year. I will not bore you with the specifics of each individual year’s animals. There are most likely others here who can shed some light on that subject should you be interested.
