Happy (Chinese) New Year to all! - Year of the Sheep/Ram

Post by **changing worlds** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 4:06 pm

Best wishes to all for a Happy Chinese New Year!

There is much confusion online on the animal. I've seen Sheep, Ram, Black Sheep and even Goat. A local restaurant, and those who work with me say 'sheep'. Perhaps Daisy can comment on this.

Xanthippe · Post by **Xanthippe** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 4:25 pm

Happy Chinese new year to all of you.

Happy Chinese new year to our Vanessa-Mae.

jintan · Post by **jintan** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 5:07 pm

It is the year of the Goat.
Happy Lunar New Year to all!

amQhr · Post by **amQhr** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 5:56 pm

Happy new yEAR and many goatpimpels.

http://www.arte-tv.com/static/c1/030201 ... chined.htm

ENCORE! · Post by **ENCORE!** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 6:01 pm

Happy new chinese year! what chinese sign you are? I'm mouse

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 7:45 pm

:laugh:
Happy Chinese New Year to Vanessa-Mae
and all of you...

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 11:08 pm

A Happy Chinese New Year to all,
and I give a special Chinese New Year wish to our beloved Vanessa-Mae,

Happy Chinese New Year!

I was born in '67 the year of the Ram

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 3:07 am

Yes !! Happy Chinese New Year to All !!

Jeliefish · Post by **Jeliefish** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 6:33 am

Happy Chinese New Year! It's the year of the goat(not sheep) and I was born on the year of the goat :laugh: Did you all know that Vanessa mae was born on the year of the horse? Here is what is said about the people who were born on the year of the horse.
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Horse.html

Street_Rat · Post by **Street_Rat** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 9:35 am

happy chinese new year to one and all

Post by **changing worlds** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 1:37 pm

Yeah, Google says Ram (via picture today); CNN says Goat.

Even Jeliefish's link has this year as Sheep:

http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Ram.htm

BTW ... I am a dragon, so is my wife, plus we were even married in the year of dragon. This is supposed to be a bad combination, but it has lasted at 14 plus years so far.

Arioch · Post by **Arioch** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 3:47 pm

Yep Ram,Sheep same diff.

Ram: an uncastrated Adult Male sheep.

Explains why I like North Wales so much!!

(No offence intended)

jintan · Post by **jintan** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 4:59 pm

Joe_mate, it is a goat. Being a Chinese, I should know better.
So CNN is right.

Jeliefish · Post by **Jeliefish** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 1:43 am

Jintan is right, it's the year of the goat! Sheep and goat are not the same.

I_LUV_Pilar · Post by **I_LUV_Pilar** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:47 am

Happy New Year's to you guys too!
I have a bit of a similar background to VM. She's Chinese-Thai, and I'm Chinese-Cambodian. So not only would Vanessa and I celebrate New Year's on Jan 1st and February 1st, but also in Thailand and Cambodia, New Year's is celebrated on April 13 (and last for three days).
So I guess that means Vanessa-Mae and I have New Year's Three times a year. I'm not a big partier or anything so I won't get exhausted from too much partying.

yeah I heard it was the year of the ram....