Chinese New Year of the Pig is on February 18, 2007

According to the website at www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2007.htm, the year of 2007 is a "Red Fire Pig Year", yet states that this year's female pig is in the water group. I don't understand how water can be on fire - unless there's burning gasoline on top of it. This year of 2007 is supposed to be extra fortuitous pig year becuase it is a red pig, which comes only once every 60 years. The last red pig was in 1947. So what is the story about the year 2007 being the year of the golden pig? Can something really be so rare that it happens only once every 600 years? For some Koreans, 2007 is expected to be a lucky one to be born in. A rise in the birthrate of ten percent is expected. The "Korea Times" have already labeled this hope in anticipated wealth as foolish. I think it's a typo of 600 instead of the correct 60 and marketing cashed in by preying on people's ardent hopes.

I bought a $1 'golden' pig just in case. I'm like that coward Beni in the movie, "The Mummy". When the little weasel meets up with the mummy he retreats backwards while pulling out one religious icon at a time, reciting blessings in different languages, trying to protect himself from the mummy. He had an English Christian Crucifix, an Arabic Islamic Sword & Crescent Moon, a Hindi Brahma, a Chinese Buddhist Bodhisattva and a Hebrew Star of David.

Chinese New Year is on February 18, 2007. In Chinatown Honolulu in Hawai'i will be the following events which are listed at the website www.chinatownhi.com/?q=node/203. Friday, February 16th and Saturday on the17t h Is the new year's festival in Chinatown. The parade is on Saturday, February 17 and begins at 4:00 p.m. Parade route runs along Hotel Street starting at Richards Street and ending at River Street.

The year of the pig is every 12 years and there are five elements, so the "Water Pig" was in 1923 & 1983. The "Wood Pig" was in 1935 & 1995. The next pig year will be a "Earth Pig" in the year 2019. Korean adds alternating Ying/Yang and that is how the "Golden Pig" is supposedly defined, yet on the website www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2007.htm it doesn't mention gold at all. I have not found any explanation as to how it's a "golden" super lucky year that only happens once every 600 years.

There are several gold coins depicting pigs minted for 2007 such as; the Singapore Year of the Boar, the Australian Lunar Gold Coin and the Royal Canadian Mint has a "Hologram Year of the Pig" which is 75% gold and 25% silver. Go to the website www.pandaamerica.com/index001.asp to buy golden pig coins from Australia, Canada, China, Laos, Liberia, Vietnam, Singapore and others.

Happy New Year of the golden water red fire hog!