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CHINESE CUSTOM-BELIEF

THE CHINESE NAME EACH YEAR AFTER AN ANIMAL IN A CYCLE OF
TWELVE ANIMALS. SOME ANIMALS ARE LUCKY, SOME NOT; HENCE CERTAIN
YEARS WILL BRING GOOD FORTUNE, OTHERS BAD LUCK.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT TRAVELLED

Where learned: OFFICE

Keyword(s): CALENDARS

Subject headings:

BELIEF -- Animal
BELIEF -- Measure of time Year
BELIEF -- Good luck
BELIEF -- Bad luck
SPEECH -- Proper Name

Date learned: 10-03-1967

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