Year of the Pig
Happy Lunar New Year. It’s the Year of the Pig.
Some are predicting conflict and misfortune:
“The Year of the Pig will not be very peaceful,” said Hong Kong feng shui master Raymond Lo…Pig years can be turbulent because they are dominated by fire and water, conflicting elements that tend to cause havoc, Lo said.
“Fire sitting on water is a symbol of conflict and skirmish,” he said. “We’ll also see more fire disasters and bombings.”
He noted that the Russian AK-47 rifle, a weapon of choice among insurgents around the world, was invented during a pig year.
“So it will not be surprising to see more gunbattles, murder with guns and bombing attacks in 2007,” he said.
Others see a good year for finance:
“Because of the water element in the Year of the Pig, the economy will continue to grow, which also paves the way for another round of interest rate hikes,” said Peter So, a celebrity fortuneteller in Hong Kong.
Not everyone is pleased with pigs:
Tags: asia, culture, china, koreaWhile the pig is beloved by the Chinese, the animal is offensive to Muslims, who consider it unclean. For that reason, Chinese New Year celebrations have to be handled with care in Malaysia and Indonesia, mainly Muslim countries with large ethnic Chinese minorities.
