Week of the PigSource: New York Magazine
News of a minor metro baby boom, credited to the fertility-friendly Chinese Year of the Pig, seemed fitting for a week in which the entire city was talking about a pregnant teenager from Alaska.
Year 2008, Year Of The RatSource: icanearn
Years of the Rat and the Five Elements Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the quot;year of the Rat, quot; while also bearing the following elemental sign: 31 January 1900
Propitious porkerSource: The Age
In case you haven't noticed, we've just slipped through into the Chinese New Year.
Sweet and sour stampsSource: ananova.com
Stamps released in China to celebrate the Year of the Pig taste of sweet and sour pork.
Ban Thwarts 'Year of the Pig' Ads in ChinaSource: NPR
China has initiated a ban on pig images and themes being placed in Chinese advertising. The coming of the Year of the Pig has caused the airing of ads containing pig images and symbology, which may be offensive or unsettling towards China's 2% Islamic population.
What's In The Stars For 2007 Source:
if you have checked your chinese astrology chart, you will know that this is the year of the Fire Pig. It promises to bring good fortune, especially to Water and Fire piggies born during the years of 1923, 1947, 1983, and 2007.