Lunar New Year

Here in Korea we just recently celebrated Lunar New Year. (Chinese New Year). Lunar New Year is a big event. To me it seems like one of the biggest holidays in Korea. On Lunar New Year families get together to celebrate the new year but also at this time they pray to their ancestors if they are not Christians. This is often a problem for our students who become Christians at our school. They know they are not supposed to pray to people but only to God.

This is the year of the Golden pig. It is supposed to be a lucky year. The golden pig only comes around every 600 years. I've pasted a link here if you want to read more about it.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200612/kt2006123119133111710.htm

I used to think I was born in the year of the ox, which I didn't think sounded too bad, but recently I found out I was born in the year of the rat!! That does not sound nice. I've decided to call it the year of the mouse. It sounds a little cuter if I think about Mickey Mouse!

I was born January 15 and so I guess I was born before Lunar New Year that year-that's why I'm in the year of the rat. If I had been born after Lunar New Year that January I would have been the year of the ox. :) does that make sense! Anyway, it doesn't really mean anything but it's fun to talk about. Supposedly each animal has strengths and weaknesses and some animals get along better with other animals.

I don't think they do it that much anymore but I guess matchmakers used to take it all very seriously and made sure that people matched correctly with their animal.

At least I wasn't born in the year of the snake!
The year of the rabbit sounds the nicest. You can say you are a bunny. :)

We had one day off of school for the holiday. I invited some girl-friends over and we had brunch and watched movies. We watched Facing the Giants and Rocky 6. (Yo, Adrianne.) They were both good.