Happy Lunar New year! 4705 the Year of the Rat!

[Mordyan]

新年快樂 and 恭喜發財!

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cung chúc tân xuân!

[Glitch]

Happy new year back at ya. What does the rat signify for people born on that year?

[Jun-Watarase]

Happy Lunar New Year! 恭喜! 恭喜! 新年快樂!

I just recently learned that... Setsubun =/= Lunar New Year in terms of celebration, so still getting over that. Damn you Mikey!

Happy new year back at ya. What does the rat signify for people born on that year?

I'm not sure what you mean, but here is the Wiki on the zodiac rat --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_%28zodiac%29

I've only reached my 12-year cycle once, as I'm not 24, yet. (Born on the year of the horse.) I remember that it was special when you reached your 12-year cycles, but I don't really remember what I had to do. My grandparents had me wear a silk robe and red undergarments. I also had a special flour cake made for me, but I'm not sure if that's tradition or my grandparents being super nice to me. I'm somewhat curious now, too.

[zoupzuop2]

Hm. Looks like I'm not quite YOTR... figures I'm a snake.

...um, not to harp on the heavily ironic symbolism. ._.

[Sunara Ishi]

XD; XD; XD; (I automatically think of Yuki as I've been reading Furuba lately...)

Happy new year peeps.

[Golden State Warrior]

Gong Xi Fa Chai, everyone.

[Mei]

Chúc mừng năm mới! Yay!!

I also wonder about the twelve-year cycles, and I don't really know if I should celebrate them at all. I was born very late in the year of the horse, in 1991. It feels a bit awkward my age is always one year behind.

[Chloe]

Happy Lunar New Year!

Break out those moon cakes~  I want the year of the snake to come soon! D:

[_Rena_]

Happy Lunar New Year!

Break out those moon cakes~  I want the year of the snake to come soon! D:

OH yes yes I'm here with yeah on that one! >:3

[BrightHeart76]

Somebody had to do it...

[Chun]

Gung Hay Fat Choy.

Now excuse me while I blare my external speakers to "Choy Sun Doe" Remixes.

~Chun

[Tsubasa]

Chúc mừng năm mới.

Rep the Viet. :3

Happy new year back at ya. What does the rat signify for people born on that year?

I'm not sure what you mean, but here is the Wiki on the zodiac rat --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_%28zodiac%29

I've only reached my 12-year cycle once, as I'm not 24, yet. (Born on the year of the horse.) I remember that it was special when you reached your 12-year cycles, but I don't really remember what I had to do. My grandparents had me wear a silk robe and red undergarments. I also had a special flour cake made for me, but I'm not sure if that's tradition or my grandparents being super nice to me. I'm somewhat curious now, too.

I hit my second 12-year cycle this year and my family didn't do anything for me.  Nothing happened when I was 12 either.  I guess it varies from family to family?

[Jun-Watarase]

Chúc mừng năm mới.

Rep the Viet. :3

Happy new year back at ya. What does the rat signify for people born on that year?

I'm not sure what you mean, but here is the Wiki on the zodiac rat --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_%28zodiac%29

I've only reached my 12-year cycle once, as I'm not 24, yet. (Born on the year of the horse.) I remember that it was special when you reached your 12-year cycles, but I don't really remember what I had to do. My grandparents had me wear a silk robe and red undergarments. I also had a special flour cake made for me, but I'm not sure if that's tradition or my grandparents being super nice to me. I'm somewhat curious now, too.

I hit my second 12-year cycle this year and my family didn't do anything for me.  Nothing happened when I was 12 either.  I guess it varies from family to family?

Oh yeah, Mikey explained to me recently that Vietnamese people have similar traditions, like preparation and handing out money. Are they red envelopes, too? And go by the same rules? I'm curious. Like... how the tradition is that only married adults can give money away, etc etc.

[Tsubasa]

Oh yeah, Mikey explained to me recently that Vietnamese people have similar traditions, like preparation and handing out money. Are they red envelopes, too? And go by the same rules? I'm curious. Like... how the tradition is that only married adults can give money away, etc etc.

Yep, we have all of that.  And yes, it's married people -> unmarried people.  As far as I've gathered, we do more or less the same thing.

[Jun-Watarase]

Oh yeah, Mikey explained to me recently that Vietnamese people have similar traditions, like preparation and handing out money. Are they red envelopes, too? And go by the same rules? I'm curious. Like... how the tradition is that only married adults can give money away, etc etc.

Yep, we have all of that.  And yes, it's married people -> unmarried people.  As far as I've gathered, we do more or less the same thing.

Ah, thanks. For some reason, I assumed that Vietnamese people had different traditions in terms of Lunar New Year, but when I really think about it, the rest of the culture that I've witnessed is pretty similar to Chinese.

[RyuHayabusa]

it's 8 minutes past, but what the heck.

Happy Lunar New Year ;3

and as for brightheart: Touche lol XD

[Shinsengumi]

I know I'm a little late for it but Happy Lunar New Year everyone.

[Sunara Ishi]

~high fives BrightHeart~ XD

[ININ]

Oh yeah, Mikey explained to me recently that Vietnamese people have similar traditions, like preparation and handing out money. Are they red envelopes, too? And go by the same rules? I'm curious. Like... how the tradition is that only married adults can give money away, etc etc.

Yep, we have all of that.  And yes, it's married people -> unmarried people.  As far as I've gathered, we do more or less the same thing.

Even my brother and close cousin who are married give lucky money in the red envelopes to me. 

Waiting for 2010, the Year of the Tiger.

[mDuo13]

Oh yeah, Mikey explained to me recently that Vietnamese people have similar traditions, like preparation and handing out money. Are they red envelopes, too? And go by the same rules? I'm curious. Like... how the tradition is that only married adults can give money away, etc etc.

Yep, we have all of that.  And yes, it's married people -> unmarried people.  As far as I've gathered, we do more or less the same thing.

Even my brother and close cousin who are married give lucky money in the red envelopes to me. 

Waiting for 2010, the Year of the Tiger.

Yes. Oh yes, we Tigers will have our time, and it will be glorious.