Better not to get married in 'Year of Tiger'(2010) Is it ?

Better not to get married in 'Year of Tiger'(2010) Is it ?
Feb 18, 2010 15:00
GLOMAC Points: Join Date: Jan 25, 2010 Status: offline	For many Chinese, the Year of the Tiger will bring economic prowess and global clout, but couples planning to marry are better off waiting until 2011, according to fortune-tellers. Superstition is still a strong force in China and different beliefs have soared in popularity since the reform and opening up of the 1970s. The traditional Chinese zodiac is made up of 12 animals, with each year having its own particular characteristics, such as those good for having a baby or starting a business. The tiger brings with it mythical heroic powers, but the coming Chinese New Year is an inauspicious one for marriage. "If you marry this year, your husband may die earlier," Joyce Lin, a 25-year-old college graduate, told Reuters. "My parents are not superstitious, so I'm not, but in our opinion it is not a good time for marriage." People in Anhui province also say "tiger babies" are often too aggressive. Babies born in the afternoon are called "hungry tigers" and it is believed the children will have problems finding food later in life. WHY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THAT ?

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For many Chinese, the Year of the Tiger will bring economic prowess and global clout, but couples planning to marry are better off waiting until 2011, according to fortune-tellers.

Superstition is still a strong force in China and different beliefs have soared in popularity since the reform and opening up of the 1970s.

The traditional Chinese zodiac is made up of 12 animals, with each year having its own particular characteristics, such as those good for having a baby or starting a business. The tiger brings with it mythical heroic powers, but the coming Chinese New Year is an inauspicious one for marriage.
"If you marry this year, your husband may die earlier," Joyce Lin, a 25-year-old college graduate, told Reuters.
"My parents are not superstitious, so I'm not, but in our opinion it is not a good time for marriage."

People in Anhui province also say "tiger babies" are often too aggressive.

Babies born in the afternoon are called "hungry tigers" and it is believed the children will have problems finding food later in life.

WHY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THAT ?

Feb 27, 2010 03:07	#1
DREAMLIFE Points: Join Date: Sep 5, 2007 Status: Offline	Here is anohter reason: this year is a widow-year (a year without the Spring according to Chinese lunar calendar). The widow-year is not auspicious. That's why many people don't plan to get married this year. .

Mar 25, 2010 23:15	#2
LAUGH Points: Join Date: Sep 29, 2009 Status: Offline	Dreamlife is right, this year is a so called widow-year. But many people still plan to set their wedding during this year. They just push the myths aside. It doesn't matter! Some things have to be believed to be seen. Chinese: (信则有，不信则无)

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