Celebrate the year of the Ox

Welcome to the 4707th year of the Chinese lunar calendar. Thus making this the Year of the Ox. I thought since in this world we are fortunate to be surrounded by many different cultures and personalities I would give a small tribute to the Chinese and their year today. The Ox is the sign of properity through fortitute and hard work! I like that A LOT! The Year of the Ox is denoted by the earthly branch character 丑. In the Vietnamese zodiac, the water buffalo (zodiac) occupies the position of the ox. Ox people need peace and quiet to work through their ideas, and when they have set their mind on something it is hard for them to be convinced otherwise. It is important to remember that the Ox people are sociable and relaxed when they feel secure, but occasionally a dark cloud looms over such people and they engage all the trials of the whole world and seek solutions for them. Hum am I an Ox person? The answer to that question is no I just fell shy of being born in the year of the Ox. The Ox years have been 1937, 49, 61, 73, 85, 97.

So if you can to celebrate the Chinese new year eat some Chinese food. A little lesson I recently learned in the Spiritual sense traditional Chinese people will eat Fried Rice for properity and will eat uncut noodles because represents longevity and long life. On this day they will sleep with the windows to their homes open to scare of evil spirits, will not wash their hair today.

More little facts about the Chinese New Year is The origins of the Chinese New Year celebrations were born out of fear and myth. Legend spoke of the wild beast Nien (which also is the word for "year") that appeared at the end of each year, attacking and killing villagers. Loud noises and bright lights were used to scare the beast away, and the Chinese New Year celebrations were born.

So there you have it my tribute to the New Year. May we all have health, peace, love and properity.