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| Struttin' his stuff! (Photo by Andrzej Barabasz) |
In Chinese astrology, January 28, 2017 marks the beginning of the fire-rooster year. Whereas regular
roosters tend to be extroverted, fire roosters are even more outgoing.
Fire also lends a spark to the rooster’s already independent, motivated and perfectionistic streaks.
All this makes for an “extraordinary work ethic and excellent organizational skills.” After all, who else would be raring to go every single morning?
Nevertheless, there's a downside to even the best of situations.
Roosters can be brutally blunt. Their
sharp wit can cut to the quick, disemboweling friends and foes alike. Their passion
can burn all in its path.
Many cultures acknowledge the rooster’s strength. Cockfight rituals
are still “a popular form of fertility worship among almost all Southeast Asians.” The Khasi people of North India believe that when a rooster is sacrificed, it “bears the sins of the man.”
African Yoruba stories tell of an ancient rooster who helped to create “the original sixteen kingdoms” by scratching a palm seed into dirt. In
ancient Babylonia, the constellation Orion was thought to be accompanied by the Rooster, “their divinely ordained role to communicate messages of the gods.”
Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster
http://www.georgetangchineseastrology.com/chinese-fire-rooster-year-2017/
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