CHINESE NEW YEAR 4705, GOLDEN FIRE PIG, IN LAS VEGAS

Chinese New Year for 2007, 4705 on the Chinese calendar, will be celebrated around the World this Sunday. The Year of the Pig officially begins this Sunday according to the Chinese calendar and should be a very good Year of the Pig because not only is the Pig the final year of the Chinese twelve year cycle; but, it is a ‘Golden’ Fire Pig year.

The Golden part only comes around every 600 years so the 2007/4705 Year of the Pig is special indeed. The Years of the Pig place emphasis on sensory items like having fun, enjoying the food, savoring the drink, pleasing to the flesh, a feast for the eye. The Year of the Pig list of expectations reads like an ad for Las Vegas since we are famous for providing them in excess. I expect the Year of the Pig to be a very good fit and a great year for Vegas.

Las Vegas goes all out for the Asian Holiday decorating the town in red and gold with good luck streamers hanging on most strip buildings and inside there are forests of lucky tangerine trees and bamboo groves surrounded by acres of flowers. The Chinese calendar is based on lunar cycles instead of our calendar’s solar cycle base so the start of a Chinese New Year varies. Those that have an interest in the Chinese New Year can find plenty of information about the Chinese New Year and the Year the Pig here. Next year, 2008/4706 will begin another 12 year cycle beginning with the Year of the Rat and progressing through the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and last, the Pig. Head for Vegas this weekend to enjoy another New Year’s bash in the World’s party central.