[Northkeep] Too cool date thing

[Theresa Kwasny]

The following is an excerpt from the Chinese New Year page at
chinasprout.com:
The Year 2002 (Black Horse) is the 4699th Chinese year.  The Chinese believe
that the first king of China was the Yellow King (he was not the first
emperor of China who completed the Great Wall). The Yellow King became king
in 2697 B.C., therefore China will enter the 4699th year on February, 2002.
Also, the Chinese Year uses the cycle of 60 Stem-Branch counting systems and
the Black Horse is the 19th Stem-Branch in the cycle. Since 4699 = (60 *78)
+ 19, therefore this Black Horse Year is the 4699th Chinese Year.
The Horse is a symbol of power and success. "Ma Dao Cheng Gong" - Horse
Arrives Success Comes.  The New Year celebration lasts 15 days.  The final
day (the full moon) is the lantern festival.
Zaijian (Goodbye)
Therese




-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Re: [Northkeep] Too cool date thing

Just had the new year.  Now the year of the Horse again.  That what you
wanted?
Ainar
>
> From: "Angus Mac" <angusmacn at yahoo.com>
> Date: 2002/02/15 Fri PM 04:09:26 EST
> To: <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Too cool date thing
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> What year is it on the Chinese calendar???
>
> Angus
have happened are
> > somewhat Eurocentric -- there ARE other dating systems.
> >
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