Comments on: Welcoming the Year of the Ox in Tokyo http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/27/welcoming-the-year-of-the-ox-in-tokyo/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: VonSkippy http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/27/welcoming-the-year-of-the-ox-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-279795 VonSkippy Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:46:44 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=7982#comment-279795 Wow, if they couldn't track down those oh-so-rare rat and oxen, why even bother with the so called "ceremony"? Wow, if they couldn’t track down those oh-so-rare rat and oxen, why even bother with the so called “ceremony”?

]]> By: Alex http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/27/welcoming-the-year-of-the-ox-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-279778 Alex Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:16:41 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=7982#comment-279778 The Chinese zodiac and the lunar calendar are not based on the same systems. The Chinese zodiac signs are based on an agricultural solar calendar and overlap with the lunar calendar by two weeks. Westerners no longer observe the Babylonian system of time, but we've adapted the Astrological signs to the Gregorian calendar. The Chinese zodiac and the lunar calendar are not based on the same systems. The Chinese zodiac signs are based on an agricultural solar calendar and overlap with the lunar calendar by two weeks.

Westerners no longer observe the Babylonian system of time, but we’ve adapted the Astrological signs to the Gregorian calendar.

]]> By: Julia http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/27/welcoming-the-year-of-the-ox-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-279768 Julia Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:08:26 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=7982#comment-279768 Why didn't they just use a rat and an ox....? And that calf is unfortunately gonna be on a plate in several pieces in a couple of months... Why didn’t they just use a rat and an ox….?

And that calf is unfortunately gonna be on a plate in several pieces in a couple of months…

]]> By: dhlt25 http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/27/welcoming-the-year-of-the-ox-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-279755 dhlt25 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:34:00 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=7982#comment-279755 I find it strange that although the japanese no longer celebrate lunar new year they still follow the zodiac I find it strange that although the japanese no longer celebrate lunar new year they still follow the zodiac

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