In less than a week, we will be celebrating Chinese New Year and ushering in the Year of the Dog 🐕. Families will gather from near and far, the kitchens and dining halls will be busy and filled with joy and laughter, children collecting “angpows” and playing fireworks, lions 🦁 jumping from pole to pole eating oranges 🍊, friends and relatives visiting, celebrating with lots of eating, drinking and gambling! 😅
Year of the Dog
“The Dog is the eleventh of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. Monkey, Rooster and Dog were in another country, helping a god defeat evil spirits. After, they set off to the party together. Because they arrived at the same time, the Jade Emperor went by the order they met the god in the other country. Thus, Dog became eleventh.
The Dog is also associated with the Earthly Branch (地支—dì zhī) xū (戌), and the hours 7–9 in the evening. In the terms of yin and yang (阴阳—yīn yáng), the Dog is yang.
In China, it is still popular to name dogs Wàng Cái (旺财). It means “prosperous wealth” and comes from dogs’ barking sounds (旺旺—wàng wàng).”
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As you prepare to welcome the new year with your friends and family, just remember to do all things in moderation, take time to enjoy the company of your loved ones, appreciate the home cooked meals and dishes, be kind to one another, and don’t drink and drive.
Have a great weekend ahead my fellow Steemians! Stay safe!