Over a cup of tea
The two-week long celebrations of Chinese new year of the horse started on Friday, with the second new moon of 2014. Originated during the Han dynasty era (206-220BC), the Chinese zodiac – or lunar calender system – names each of the years in its 12-year cycle after rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, in that order.
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