Chinese New Year - Islamabad welcomes the Year of Goat

[mahool]

Artists perform in a “ Chinese Cultural Show” jointly organized by the Embassy of China in Islamabad.

Thursday, February 19

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[mahool]

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[mahool]

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12 Chinese zodiac animal signs

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[SID_NY]

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I thought its year of sheep

[Monk]

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year of goat

[mahool]

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@Monk

year of goat :snooty:

Chinese believe that beautiful(life and relation) children like their fathers born in goat year will be like goat (masoom)… :cobra:

[mahool]

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A Season of Superstitions — How to be Lucky in 2015…

Chinese people believe that, as the Spring Festival is the start of a new year, what you do then will affect your luck in the coming year. There are many taboos for the Spring Festival season. These taboos usually apply up to a month before the festival and continue to the end of the festival (day 15, the Lantern Festival). They are strictly followed in rural areas by the older generations, but the younger generations and people in urban areas may not know them.

•      Some Chinese people believe  that they **mustn't do cleaning and wash  their hair** in the first three days as that will sweep/wash away good luck. 
  

•      **A cry of a child** is believed to bring bad  luck to the family, so the young are placated fastidiously. 
  

•      To **ask for a loan** is a big "no-no". 
  

•      Another interesting thing is  the **red underwear**. You  will see red  underwear sold at supermarkets and street markets. Red is  believed to ward off  bad luck and misfortune. For the people born in a  year of the goat (1919, 1931,  1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003), red  underwear is a must for 2015. 
  

•      **To pray in a temple** during the Chinese  New Year is  said to be blessed, and will lead to a smooth coming year. In Shanghai,   China's biggest city, thousands flock to Longhua Temple, the city's  biggest  temple, praying for good fortune. 
  

Credit: Chinese New Year 2026: Traditions, Horse Year Celebration Calendar

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[KKF]

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when is Pakistan gonna adopt Chinese as it's National language? :D

[mahool]

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@SID_NY

I thought its year of sheep

You are not only one who thinks like this. http://heavy.com/news/2015/02/chinese-new-year-2015-goat-animal-meaning-sheep-sign/

In Chinese the word 羊 (yáng) is a generic term, and can refer to a sheep (绵羊), goat (山羊), ram/buck (公羊 male sheep or goat), 羚羊 (antelope), etc. There is a lack of clear definition on the zodiac “Goat” in Chinese history. However, most Chinese people and experts on folklore believe that the Chinese zodiac animal is the Goat, not the Sheep, and they have some evidence to support their idea… Firstly, the Chinese zodiac is an invention of the Han Nationality, and goats were widely raised by the Han people (unlike sheep), so the zodiac animal is more likely to refer to a goat. Secondly, a Goat image often appears on Chinese zodiac stamps, New Year paper cuttings, and New Year paintings (not a sheep).

[SID_NY]

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when is Pakistan gonna adopt Chinese as it's National language? :D

As soon as India becomes a province of China ..........shortly ;)

[LP]

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I didn’t get the tag

[mahool]

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@LP

I didn’t get the tag

Technical problems… @teggy

[KKF]

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As soon as India becomes a province of China ..........shortly ;)

hahaha bahot Khoob...:)

vaise, India is physically to big for china to swallow...it's a regional superpower alongside China and they are the biggest business partners. :)

par, option ek aur bhii to hai aur vo yeh k:

-Pakistan becomes another Xinjiang [Muslim] province of China!!! :p

[the_kaur]

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Chinese seems to be hardcore Pagans like Hindus :)

As soon as India becomes a province of China ..........shortly ;)

hahaha bahot Khoob...:)

vaise, India is physically to big for china to swallow...it's a regional superpower alongside China and they are the biggest business partners. :)

par, option ek aur bhii to hai aur vo yeh k:

-Pakistan becomes another Xinjiang [Muslim] province of China!!! :p

KKF aap Uttar Pradesh de hi dijiye, dekhein chinese ka hajma kaisa hai :D

Badhajmi to ho hi jayegi UP nigalne ke baad :D

[KKF]

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@the_kaur

Chinese seems to be hardcore Pagans like Hindus

KKF aap Uttar Pradesh de hi dijiye, dekhein chinese ka hajma kaisa hai

Badhajmi to ho hi jayegi UP nigalne ke baad

UP [especially Allahabad] has always been the epicentre of Indian politics. ham itne faaltoo nahiiN experiments ke liye…Bihar ko de dijiye Laaloo Prasad ke saath!

oh, wait a minute! Pakistan needs Laaloo desperately to pull Pakistan Railway out of the red!

Laaloo ko de diyaa jaaye?

[the_kaur]

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@KKF

UP [especially Allahabad] has always been the epicentre of Indian politics. ham itne faaltoo nahiiN experiments ke liye…Bihar ko de dijiye Laaloo Prasad ke saath!

oh, wait a minute! Pakistan needs Laaloo desperately to pull Pakistan Railway out of the red!

Laaloo ko de diyaa jaaye?

Laloo ij bijy in her doter marrige

Lets start from Punjab, does Chinese like Drugs and Drinks to begin with?

[KKF]

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@the_kaur

Laloo ij bijy in her doter marrige

Lets start from Punjab, does Chinese like Drugs and Drinks to begin with?

oh..Laaloo Jii ko biTiyaa biyaahe kii mubaarakbaad.

biTiyaa ko madhushaala ke sath kitne gaooshala deNge Laaloo Jii?

i’ve heard that once Indians and Chinese were like ‘bhai bhai’ at a time when China was more into ‘pungi’ [hashish, ganja] and Indians were happy to keep them busy with ‘pungi’…

…let’s send some ‘pungi’ from AfGhanistan to China!

watch the Dharmendra-Hema Malini starrer “aaNkheN” in which there is a song about this ‘pungi’.

[the_kaur]

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@KKF

oh..Laaloo Jii ko biTiyaa biyaahe kii mubaarakbaad.

biTiyaa ko madhushaala ke sath kitne gaooshala deNge Laaloo Jii?

i’ve heard that once Indians and Chinese were like ‘bhai bhai’ at a time when China was more into ‘pungi’ [hashish, ganja] and Indians were happy to keep them busy with ‘pungi’…

…let’s send some ‘pungi’ from AfGhanistan to China!

watch the Dharmendra-Hema Malini starrer “aaNkheN” in which there is a song about this ‘pungi’.

Lalu ji ki beti ki shaadi, Mulyam ke bhatije se hui hai, agle peedhi ka pratham baalak ka naam, Lallu mulayam hoga

We have our own indigenous supply of poppy in Uttarakhand and Himachal. Now I understand why Chinese try there tents in Uttarakhand

[kakaballi]

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Chinese seems to be hardcore Pagans like Hindus :)......

Chinese worship only one thing: $$$$$$$$

[the_kaur]

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Chinese worship only one thing: $$$$$$$$

That everybody does, my comment was in context of their cultural affiliation :)