Chinese New Year (of Goat / Ram / Sheep)

[mmhung <mmhung@SCHOOL.NET.HK>]

Librarians around the world,

Greetings again and bless you have good new year.
As many friends around the world ask similar question:
What does this Chinese Year called? Year of Ram? Sheep? Goat?

Actually, literally, Chinese character for Ram, Sheep, Goat are the same, the only 
different is to give another character BEFORE the word. This is similar to "Water", 
and add "color" become "color water", "boiled" become "boiled water" etc...

In Chinese New Year decoration, goat is usually used, but for reason of artistic 
design, sheep (lovely and mostly children love it) and ram are also used (even 
interchangable)

I hope this will not confused you (biologically), but this is typically used in 
Chinese community.

Hope this help



Regards,

mmhung
SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School
26 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Taipo, NT
Hong Kong
http://library.mst.edu.hk
mmhung@school.net.hk
2003-02-04

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