Happy Chinese New Year!

[Ancilla Domini]

I cannot believe I missed the Chinese Lunar New Year!

Wishing everyone a Happy Year of the Horse! 

[Bonaventure]

I went to a party on Friday night with most of my students, who are mainly from China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Great time, even sang some karaoke.

[Landless Laborer]

Happy Year of the Horse, Miss Texas!   

[Ancilla Domini]

I went to a party on Friday night with most of my students, who are mainly from China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Great time, even sang some karaoke.

Nice! 

[Ancilla Domini]

Happy Year of the Horse, Miss Texas!   

Why, thank you, Landless! though I suspect there's a bigger-haired blonde somewhere who thinks that's her title.  :tongue:

[Ancilla Domini]

I cannot believe I missed the Chinese Lunar New Year!

Apparently I also missed the Super Bowl! 

[Kaesekopf]

This is terrible because the Chinese take off for like two weeks and shut down production, thus throwing supply chains into chaos! 

[Bonaventure]

Happy Year of the Horse, Miss Texas!   

Why, thank you, Landless! though I suspect there's a bigger-haired blonde somewhere who thinks that's her title.  :tongue:

If she's Miss Texas, you're Miss Universe.

[Ancilla Domini]

Happy Year of the Horse, Miss Texas!   

Why, thank you, Landless! though I suspect there's a bigger-haired blonde somewhere who thinks that's her title.  :tongue:

If she's Miss Texas, you're Miss Universe.

Awww... Bonaventure! 

[OCLittleFlower]

This is terrible because the Chinese take off for like two weeks and shut down production, thus throwing supply chains into chaos! 

Isn't it like, pagan and zodiac related and such? 

Semi-serious question.

[Ancilla Domini]

Isn't it like, pagan and zodiac related and such? 

Semi-serious question.

Yes, it is.

Semi-serious answer.  :tongue:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

[Landless Laborer]

Um, would this horse be pale in color?   ???

[OCLittleFlower]

Isn't it like, pagan and zodiac related and such? 

Semi-serious question.

Yes, it is.

Semi-serious answer.  :tongue:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

So why would Catholics celebrate it, then?

[The Harlequin King]

So why would Catholics celebrate it, then?

If they're Chinese, for cultural reasons? Because fireworks and big paper dragons are fun? I dunno. But there's not much separating it from our January 1 new year. That day was chosen to honor Janus, the god of beginnings and ends, as well as Julius Caesar, who reformed the Roman calendar (prior to that, the new year began in March).

But in Christendom, March 25 was more commonly observed as the new year until the Gregorian calendar reform. Britain stubbornly held on to the Julian calendar and the March 25 new year until 1752.

[Ancilla Domini]

So why would Catholics celebrate it, then?

Because it is largely just a celebration of Chinese culture.

And because I'm a bad Catholic. Very, very bad.