On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit — or the Year of the Cat, depending on which cultural traditions they follow — as the start of the Lunar New Year.
January 19, 2023 | 12:05 am In the New York City public school district, Lunar New Year has been observed as a school holiday since 2015.
As a scholar of East Asian religions, I am familiar with the wide range of lunar and lunisolar calendars used in different religions and cultures, and especially with the religious significance of the East Asian lunisolar calendar. However, the animal associations of the zodiac can vary: In Vietnam, Jan. 22 will usher in the Year of the Cat instead. The most recent Year of the Cat, in 2011, saw a baby boom in Vietnam because of the good luck associated with that zodiac sign.
In the Chinese tradition, people born in particular zodiac years have some of their animal’s characteristics. Since the late 20century, Chinese regions have seen birth rates spike during Years of the Dragon because dragons are powerful symbols of good fortune and success. The Rabbit God is not always understood as a god of male same-sex love. He can also be a symbol of longevity. Chinese lore holds that a rabbit and toad on the Moon work with the moon goddess Chang’e to refine the elixir of immortality.
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