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Fortune: Year of Pig Will Bring Disaster

Sunday marks the start of the Chinese New Year and it's a lucky one for those starting out in life. But the rest of us are in for a rough ride. Expect epidemics, disasters and violence in much of the world.

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Week of the Pig
Source: 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 Rat
Source: 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 porker
Source: The Age

In case you haven't noticed, we've just slipped through into the Chinese New Year.

Sweet and sour stamps
Source: 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 China
Source: 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
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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.

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