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| Get ready for good and bad! | | Year of Pig will bring disaster | | BL KAK
New Delhi , February 17
Sunday (Feb. 18) marks the start of the Chinese New Year. It is the Year of the Pig. Hence, good news from a set of astrologers: The Year of the Pig is a lucky one for those starting out in life. Bad news: Expect epidemics, disasters and violence in much of the world.
And a Hong Kong-based feng shui master,Raymond Lo, has predicted: "The Year of the Pig will not be very peaceful". Feng shui is the ancient Chinese practice of trying to achieve health, harmony and prosperity by using specific dates, numbers, building design and the placement of objects.
The pig is one of 12 animals (or mythical animals in the case of the dragon) on the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, which follows the lunar calendar. According to Chinese astrology, people born in pig years are polite, honest, hardworking and loyal. They are also lucky, which is why many Chinese like to have babies in a pig year.
"Any children born in The Year of Pig will receive help from others throughout their lives", Raymond Lo has been quoted as saying. Ronald Reagan was a pig. So are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Woody Allen and Elton John. Not to mention Hillary Rodham Clinton. But a word of caution to the presidential candidate in the United States: The pig finished last in the race that determined the zodiac's order, behind the dog.
Other animals in the zodiac are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey and rooster. The zodiac runs on a 12-year cycle, and each year is associated with the five elements that Chinese mystics make up the universe: metal, water, wood, fire and earth. Pig years can be turbulent because they are dominated by fire and water, conflicting elements that tend to cause havoc, according to Raymond Lo.
A British news agency has quoted Raymond Lo as saying: "Fire sitting on water is a symbol of conflict and skirmish. We'll also see more fire disasters and bombings". He noted that the Russian AK-47 rifle, a weapon of choice among insurgents around the world, was invented during a pig year. "So it will not be surprising to see more gunbattles, murder with guns and bombing attacks in 2007", he said.
Few Chinese seemed to be worried about the warnings, though, as they prepared for their biggest bash of the year--Saturday's Lunar New Year's Eve--celebrated by one-fifth of the world's population. It is an occasion to have family feasts, buy new clothes and exchange red envelopes stuffed with gift money.
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