We have experienced the same year of yin fire on pig in 1947. This was a year when the Second World War is over and the Cold war between USSR and USA began. In 1947 the U.S. President Truman declared his famous doctrine to stem the spread of communism.
Pig Year forecast by Raymond Lo
Also see the Chinese Fortune Calendar, especially if you’d like a more hands-on approach, beyond the restaurant-placemat version of Chinese astrology. Please note that the new-year festival doesn’t begin until early February, and it culminates on the day of the new moon, 18 February—rather late, because of the leap month earlier this year.
We Snakes of the Serpent Factory are looking forward to some travel in the coming year, but not by sea, and not to the northwest, because that’s apparently where the Grand Duke is crouching. Immerse yourself in Chinese astrology, and it’s like living in a Tim Powers novel.
Update: Shanghaiist has an interesting entry on Year of the Pig stamps and additional horoscope links. (Thanks, Daddoo!)
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