Lost In Translation

 If you’re the sort who loves to party, last week was probably the biggest week of the year.  You barely had time to sober up from Mardi Gras – Ash Wednesday should have helped – when Thursday brought the Chinese New Year.

It didn’t seem to affect the celebrations around the world, but this year is a little confusing. 

2015 is either the Year of the Sheep or the Year of the Goat, and I’m finding both references on line in about equal measure.  Even the Chinese Zodiac, which calls it a Goat, features a picture that looks just like the Ram logo on my Dodge truck! 

There is also disagreement over which new year actually began on Thursday.  Scholars reference at least three different sources for the first year of the Lunar calendar, so this is either  4713, 4712, or 4652.

Whatever it is, 新年快乐 – Happy New Year!