Year of the Horse February 22, 2026
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: Air Horse One, animals, art, Art exhibit, Asia gallery, Lunar New Year, Metropolitan Museum, NYC, photography, Year of the Horse
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On perhaps the coldest day of the year (it was two degrees) we went to the Metropolitan Museum to check out their exhibit in the Asia galleries celebrating the Year of the Horse. The traditional East Asian lunar calendar marks time through a twelve-year cycle, each year represented by the animals of the Chinese zodiac: rat, ox, tiger , rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. First associated with the Chinese calendar in the third century BCE and firmly established by the first century CE, these symbolic creatures are believed to embody certain traits that are manifested in the personalities of people born in that animal’s year. February 17, 2026, marked the beginning of the Year of the Horse, a creature symbolizing power, strength, and vitality. I am the Year of the Monkey. What are you? I also just learned there is also an airplane dedicated to flying horses around the world it is called ‘Air Horse One‘.
Year of the Tiger January 30, 2022
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: Lunar New Year, photography, Tigers, wildlife, Year of the Tiger, zoocation, Zoos
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2022 is the Year of the Tiger While the Year of the Tiger is just beginning if you were born in any of these years – 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022 you should start celebrating this Tuesday. Like their eponymous zodiac animal, people born in years of the Tiger are vigorous and ambitious, daring and courageous, enthusiastic and generous, self-confident with a sense of justice and a commitment to help others for the greater good. Go tigers! For those that want to look back at previous lunar New Years checkout these: Year of the Ox-2021
Year of the Rooster January 29, 2017
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: galliformes, Lunar New Year, photography, Year of the Rooster
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This Lunar New Year celebrates the Rooster. A year of the Rooster always comes after a Year of the Monkey and before Year of the Dog. If you were born in any of the following years, you are included in the Year of the Rooster – 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993 and 2005. I searched my archives and came up short on my rooster photos so I decided to stretch the theme a bit. The rooster is part of the group called Galliformes. ‘The Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkey, grouse, chicken, New World quail and Old World quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, junglefowl and the Cracidae. The name derives from “gallus”, Latin for “cock” or “rooster”. Enjoy this Lunar New Year and these amazing birds who are part of this group. Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Year of the Monkey February 7, 2016
Posted by judylobo in Traveling.Tags: Lunar New Year, photography, Year of the Monkey, zoo babies
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It is the Lunar New Year. I was born in the Year of the Monkey. ‘Monkey zodiacs are curious, creative, intelligent and even a little bit mischievous.’ That sounds good to me. If you want more info about your Lunar Zodiac sign check it out here. Happy New Year to one and all (and if you have already broken your New Year’s resolutions from a month ago – you can start all over again tomorrow).
While at the Zoo 