The year of the DOG has arrived! HAPPY NEW YR EVERYONE!!!

• laoda99

  29 Jan 06, 00:02

  
• vince69

  29 Jan 06, 00:28

  good night need to wake up early to do visitation later
• finoq

  29 Jan 06, 00:43

  
• Apex-LW'21

  29 Jan 06, 08:16

  
• Repented John 2

  30 Jan 06, 14:38

  I love dogs! Happy CNY everyone! I heard Bush is born in the year of the dog.
• Chin Eng

  30 Jan 06, 15:53

  Originally posted by Repented John 2:

  I love dogs! Happy CNY everyone! I heard Bush is born in the year of the dog.

  aaaa???? how come repented john got sequel???? same guy or copy cat???
• NT2

  3 Feb 06, 13:13

  strictly speaking, chinese christians do not label the lunar year with zodiac because these naming of year after animals have taoist backgrounds. but of coz when we relate to our older folks who prefer to date the years using animals because its easier..by all means. for them to remember that i was born in 1981 is quite hard so to be known as born in the year of rooster would be convenient. But for educated modern chinese christians specifically, we live in the year of the Lord and surely dogs dun rule our lives. Jus a balance between knowing wat u believe and put a distinction between what is of God and what is not.
  
  i still celebrate chinese new year btw
• Icemoon

  3 Feb 06, 15:33

  Originally posted by NT2:

  strictly speaking, chinese christians do not label the lunar year with zodiac because these naming of year after animals have taoist backgrounds. but of coz when we relate to our older folks who prefer to date the years using animals because its easier..by all means. for them to remember that i was born in 1981 is quite hard so to be known as born in the year of rooster would be convenient. But for educated modern chinese christians specifically, we live in the year of the Lord and surely dogs dun rule our lives. Jus a balance between knowing wat u believe and put a distinction between what is of God and what is not.
  
  i still celebrate chinese new year btw

  a big duh here. probably lau will agree with me.
  
  The labelling of the lunar year with animals serve altogether a different purpose.
  
  There is no way to map 1981 with rooster year 'cos you do not have a reference.
• Icemoon

  3 Feb 06, 15:34

  if anyone still cannot get it .. then please go and visit your ancestor's tombstone or columbarium.
  
  Do you find rooster or dog on their DOB or DOD?
• dragg

  3 Feb 06, 16:09

  i didnt know christians believe in such things.
  
  
• laurence82

  3 Feb 06, 18:12

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  a big duh here. probably lau will agree with me.
  
  The labelling of the lunar year with animals serve altogether a different purpose.
  
  There is no way to map 1981 with rooster year 'cos you do not have a reference.

  There are people born in the year of monkey in the year 1981, just as there are people born in the year of dog in the year 1983.
  
  Its all part of the Chinese folklore of shi er shen xiao.
  
  If, and only if i am that picky of a Christian, I wouldnt even celebrate CNY at all. Remember that in ancient Chinese mythology CNY was started when firecrackers was started to scare away the monster called Nian. The Chinese term 'guo nian' was established to commemorate this victory over Nian, hence the start of the spring festival.
  
  IMO, dont need to think so much abt it one.
• photo_seeker

  4 Feb 06, 16:38

  It actually assosiate with non-christian stuffs. But well, don't think we need to go into details right ?