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22 Jan 23 - 06:27 PM (#4163220) Subject: BS: New Year of the Water Rabbit From: keberoxu Happy Lunar New Year! I read somewhere that this is the year of the Black Water Rabbit. Unfortunate implication, though, to put Black + Water together like that. |
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22 Jan 23 - 08:52 PM (#4163232) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Water Rabbit From: Stilly River Sage It's just Rabbit. https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/ |
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23 Jan 23 - 01:03 AM (#4163242) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: JennieG For Vietnamese people it's the year of the cat. |
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23 Jan 23 - 06:59 AM (#4163268) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: Manitas_at_home The Chinese zodiac is actually a 60 year cycle. Each cycle of 12 years is associated with an element so it is really a Water Rabbit. |
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23 Jan 23 - 08:31 AM (#4163287) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: keberoxu I overlooked another detail: it is a Yin, rather than a Yang, Water Rabbit. And one source states that in Chinese tradition, the color of water is black -- hence, black rabbit. |
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24 Jan 23 - 05:30 AM (#4163410) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: Dave the Gnome I hope it is not the Black Rabbit of Inlé |
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24 Jan 23 - 07:00 AM (#4163427) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: Steve Shaw I always thought that black rabbit was burnt cheese on toast. |
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24 Jan 23 - 07:08 AM (#4163428) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh I was once told that a more accurate translation is, "Year of the Small Domestic Animal" (which could cover Cat and Rabbit, presumably). The informant was in earnest, though of course she could have been misinformed. |
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24 Jan 23 - 04:22 PM (#4163452) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: Donuel Rabbi who? |
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25 Jan 23 - 02:50 PM (#4163518) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: Mrrzy Yin water rabbit, or cat in Vietnam, I read. |
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26 Jan 23 - 03:17 PM (#4163624) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: keberoxu . . . and next year, probably a Yang year, is the year of the Dragon. Watch out! |
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01 Feb 23 - 05:27 PM (#4164173) Subject: RE: BS: New Year of the Rabbit From: Mr Red Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit................ gertcha. Could be a year for Chas & Dave, though I think it a son instead these days. |