The Year of the Pig in a wider Chinese context

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 6th February 2019
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On the occasion of the start of the Year of the Pig on Tuesday February 5th, 2019 we would like to wish all of our readers a peaceful and prosperous year ahead.

With the New Year’s celebrations marking a time when hundreds of millions of Chinese people travel to be with their relatives, 2019’s festival marks an apt opportunity to highlight the fact that the Chinese character 家 (Jiā) meaning ‘family’ depicts a roof covering a dwelling with a pig inside.

This goes to show that in Chinese history, a pig is an important animal that is well-regarded as a symbol of a level of sufficient financial comfort […]

For the rest of the article please see the following link: https://paper.li/cotriweekly#/

Image source: Edmonton Chinese New Year 2015 by IQRemix Source: Flickr Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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