page 2 The Other Press January 21st to February 4th, 1982

(Gone To The Dogs |

Another year has come and gone, 1982 years
: after Jesus of Nazereth, 57 years after Hirohito
of Japan, and soon. We all have our own ways
of counting times’ progress. The Chinese use
animals to count their years, and this year is
the Year of the Dog.

monkey, goat, horse, ox,
snake, dragon, rabbit,
tiger,rat, and pig.Each
. .According to legend, animal was rewarded by

animal represents each
year:

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officially sanctioned in

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twelve animals visited the China in 861AD, and has
having a year named after been used ever since all

over Asia. The New Year is
on a different day each
year; this year, the Chinese

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doggie New Year

year will begin on January be extremely wanton.
25th, and last until

February12th, 1983. With .. In marriage, partners
the exception of Japan, the whose animals do not
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which use the Western marry each other. A proper
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Year day, every Asian
country follows the Chinese
calendar.

. .Even the modern country
of Japan uses the
calendar’s fortune-telling
ability. The births of people
place them with a different
animal which represents
their personal traits, much
in the same way as
Westerners use a
horoscope. . . People who
are born a dragon are felt
to be the most superior, as
it is the legendary beast
which predominates in all
Asian history as the symbol
for power. Women who are

important;a man would not
want to marry a woman
who had a more power-

ful sign than he, as she
would rule their marriage.
Even identical signs are
dis-couraged to marry, as
two similar personalities
would not go too well to-
gether.

.. The most famous
soothsayer in Japan,
Takashima Ekidan, has
published his forecasts for
the Year of the Dog. He
says that 1982 will not be
much better than 1981, and
patience and caution will -
be necessary for the year’s

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