January 31, 2014

Today marks the Chinese new year ushering in the Year of the Horse

China celebrates the arrival of the year 4712 on the lunar calendar, so powerful that even the Barcelona tradition played with a symbol that commemorates him.
This Friday the Chinese are celebrating the arrival of the year 4712 on the lunar calendar is celebrated. Next to the entrance to this year 's Horse, whose elements and superstitions are followed around the world is made.



Barcelona , Lionel Messi box , will play tomorrow her match against Valencia with a shirt with the Chinese character representing the traditional horse. This will go on the left sleeve and will have to celebrate with the Chinese.
The Chinese lunar calendar cycles last 12 years of which each represents one of the 12 animals that visited the Jade Emperor . At the beginning of the Western year, the Chinese celebrate each new animal.

At night, all the Asian country celebrated with fireworks to ward off evil spirits , eat plenty and burn money symbolically. A big party that the day should be sealed visiting the horse in this case - in temples to ask for prosperity for the period in which they enter.
During this day the Chinese do not say "Happy New Year " but " gong xi fa cai " , which means " wish you have lots of money."

But the most common way West recalls the Chinese new year is through your horoscope. Hundreds of people looking for their animal to know what their future holds for this new period . The Wooden Horse represents people born in 1906 , 1918 , 1930 , 1942, 1954 , 1966, 1978 , 1990, 2002 and 2014.