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Today marks the first day of the year 4705, the "Year of the Earth Rat".

This'll probably come up on BAM some time this year.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Today marks the first day of the year 4705, the "Year of the Earth Rat".

Yeah, baby, some recognition!!!

I'm calling for all my rodent brothers and sisters to join me in celebrating the first day of what promises to be a glorious year!

Giant Indonesian Rat wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Today marks the first day of the year 4705, the "Year of the Earth Rat".

Yeah, baby, some recognition!!!

I'm calling for all my rodent brothers and sisters to join me in celebrating the first day of what promises to be a glorious year!

W00t!

Party at Bix's place! We'll be in the kitchen....

Let me know when it's my year. Maybe I'll be able to safely walk out in public again....

Mr. Hamster

Giant Indonesian Rat wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Today marks the first day of the year 4705, the "Year of the Earth Rat".

Yeah, baby, some recognition!!!

I'm calling for all my rodent brothers and sisters to join me in celebrating the first day of what promises to be a glorious year!

Hoo Rah! I'm feeling particularly healthy this year.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Today marks the first day of the year 4705, the "Year of the Earth Rat".

This'll probably come up on BAM some time this year.

I've only heard of this Chinese sign of the zodiac being called the Rat. Is the Earth Rat the proper name for this?

MarleysGh0st wrote:I've only heard of this Chinese sign of the zodiac being called the Rat. Is the Earth Rat the proper name for this?

Yes. There are not only 12 animals but 5 elements (metal, water, wood, fire, and earth) in the Chinese Zodiac; therefore, the Chinese calendar has a 60-year cycle, not a 12-year cycle.

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

Google's logo today is in honor of the Chinese New Year.

Sixty year cycle? Pikers. Here's a description of the Jewish calendar cycle, from Wikipedia:

"Under the codified rules, the Jewish calendar is based on the Metonic cycle of 19 years, of which 12 are common years (12 months) and 7 leap years (13 months). The leap years are years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 of the Metonic cycle. Year 19 (there is no year 0) of the Metonic cycle is a year exactly divisible by 19 (ie when the Jewish year number, when divided by 19, has no remainder). In the same manner, the remainder of the division indicates the year in the Metonic cycle (years 1 to 18) the year is in.

During leap years a month, Adar II, is added before Nisan. During leap years Adar I (or Adar Aleph — "first Adar") is actually considered to be the extra month, and has 30 days. Adar II (or Adar Bet — "second Adar") is the "real" Adar, and has the usual 29 days. For this reason, during a leap year, holidays such as Purim are observed in Adar II, not Adar I."

Makes it real hard to figure out when your birthday is each year.

Happy Korean New Year!

(Unfortunately, because of Princess Peanut's dance class this evening, we will not be going out to the Han-Kuk restuarant tonight. Well, The Boy will be happy.)

Appa23 wrote:Happy Korean New Year!

And to you, too, Homer!

Princess Peanut's best friend is the daughter of first generation (maybe second-generation) Chinese-Americans.

The parents were coming to school today to help teach the Kindergarten classes how to celebrate Chinese New Year. In that the Korean calendar has the same basis as the Chinese calendar, PP will be wearing her han-bok during this time.

[The first time that PP went to her friend's house, when my wife asked if she had fun, PP said that she did but "C's dad talks really funny." Apparently, he corrected some misbeavior by instructing the friend in Chinese. (Don't ask me the dialect) Since they moved from Boston to Omaha, I thought about making a joke about dropping r's, but I didn't]