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<p>[QUOTE="hontonai, post: 666828, member: 4703"]Just to complicate things, you should be aware that since 1872 the Japanese zodiac year has aligned with the western Gregorian calendar; and virtually all the rest of Southeast Asia uses the Gregorian solar calendar for secular purposes today, but maintains the Buddhist lunar calendar for some purposes.Except in Japan, where everyone born in a given Gregorian year shares the same zodiac sign.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Southeast Asian lunar calendar names the years somewhat differently from culture to culture. For example, although the Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai calendars all include the years of the Rat, Tiger, Horse, Monkey, Rooster and Dog: <ul> <li>The Chinese/Japanese Year of the Ox is the Vietnamese Year of the Buffalo and the Thai Year of the Bull</li> <li>The Chinese/Japanese/Thai Year of the Rabbit is the Vietnamese Year of the Cat</li> <li>The Chinese/Japanese/Vietnamese Years of the Dragon and Snake are the Thai Years of the Big Snake and Little Snake</li> <li>The Chinese Year of the Sheep/Goat is the Japanese Year of the Sheep and the Vietnamese/Thai Year of the Goat</li> <li>The Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai Year of the Pig is the Japanese Year of the Wild Boar</li> </ul><p></p><p>None of which seriously impacts Clinker's interesting approach to a targeted collection, and frankly isn't likely to win any trivia bar bets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hontonai, post: 666828, member: 4703"]Just to complicate things, you should be aware that since 1872 the Japanese zodiac year has aligned with the western Gregorian calendar; and virtually all the rest of Southeast Asia uses the Gregorian solar calendar for secular purposes today, but maintains the Buddhist lunar calendar for some purposes.Except in Japan, where everyone born in a given Gregorian year shares the same zodiac sign. The Southeast Asian lunar calendar names the years somewhat differently from culture to culture. For example, although the Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai calendars all include the years of the Rat, Tiger, Horse, Monkey, Rooster and Dog:[list]The Chinese/Japanese Year of the Ox is the Vietnamese Year of the Buffalo and the Thai Year of the Bull[*]The Chinese/Japanese/Thai Year of the Rabbit is the Vietnamese Year of the Cat[*]The Chinese/Japanese/Vietnamese Years of the Dragon and Snake are the Thai Years of the Big Snake and Little Snake[*]The Chinese Year of the Sheep/Goat is the Japanese Year of the Sheep and the Vietnamese/Thai Year of the Goat[*]The Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai Year of the Pig is the Japanese Year of the Wild Boar[/list] None of which seriously impacts Clinker's interesting approach to a targeted collection, and frankly isn't likely to win any trivia bar bets.[/QUOTE]
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