From the Washington Post:
Kristina Lew lives in Montgomery County with her consultant husband, raising a family. But yesterday, she was back in her girlhood home, Chinatown, observing the Lunar New Year with hundreds of others drawn to the historic D.C. neighborhood for the annual parade.
Chinese consider this the beginning of 4705, the Year of the Pig. According to Chinese astrology, people born in this year are kind, honest, hardworking and lucky…
Some Chinese astrologers believe this is a particularly auspicious “golden pig” year that occurs once every 60 years. Children born under its influence are said to be destined to have wealth and happiness. [Full Text]
Related Shanghai Daily article: ‘Golden Pig Year’ Baby-Boom: Auspicious or Suspicious? says, “Children born when the Year of the Pig coincides with the element of gold, occurring once every 60 years, are said to be blessed…City officials are concerned that this baby boom will trigger a spate of generational social problems, such as over-crowding in schools and in the job markets, problems that could stay active for several decades.”
