Anita Miszczyk So it's East Asian new year, not just Chinese new year, I guess? :)
Satoshi T The New year's day is called "Lunar New Year" in East Asian area. In Japan, the New Year's Day has changed to the Gregorian calendar about 1900s, but the way to assign 12 species of animals to the year is the same as in China.
Satoshi T We have same culture. In Japan, it is rooster year too.