The zodiac system popular in China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan has its origins in ancient East Asian cosmology, which developed during the centuries before the present era. It posits two basic complementary principles or primordial forces: yin and yang....

Chinese astrology is the divination of the future from the Chinese calendar, which is based on astronomy, and ancient Chinese philosophy. In particular, it is based on the sexagenary cycle of 60 years that has been documented since at least the time of...

Last December, my husband Dan and I attended his office Christmas party, which was held at a Chinese restaurant. The owner and host welcomed the revelers by handing out complimentary bamboo calendars for the year 2005. The lower part of the scroll featured...

Dogs have their day. Horses have their hay. Cats have their way, and pigs get no respect. Even now, some are calling 2007 the Year of the Pig when it's really the Year of the Boar, and everybody knows that pitting Porky against...

Asians flocked to temples, parks and Disneyland on Sunday to pray, play, eat, and celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Pig.At the Lama Temple and White Cloud Temple in Beijing, faithful burned incense and tossed coins...

Asians burned incense in temples thick with clouds of eye-stinging smoke and gathered for feasts of chicken, hot pots and dumplings Sunday as they celebrated the first day of the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Pig.Across China, revelers brought in the...