04.02.12 is the 1st day of Water Dragon Year. Egg can stand on this special day. Do try it at home yourself. Happy Spring Day!
Today (Feb 4th) in particular is what we known as Lap Chun/Li Chun. That means it is the First Day of Spring. Chinese believe that the whole of your year will be quite like whatever you do (or whatever that happens to you) on Lap Chun.
Today, 4th February 2012 is Lichun (立春) which signifies the first day of spring according to the Chinese calendar. This year, Lichun starts at 6:22 pm Malaysian time. It is based on the the Xia / Hsia (Solar/Farmer) Calendar. Lichun marks the begining of another cycle. For Feng Shui, 4 Pillar Destiny Chart or Phat Chee reading purposes, the Year of the Dragon starts on Feb 4th. It takes over from the animal zodiac sign of Rabbit.
About The Year of the Dragon 2012:
- This is a year of double Lichun, it is also know as "shuang chun" (双春) meaning double spring. This is considered very auspicious, hence many people believe that this year will be good for marriage and childbirth. The lunar new year started on 23 Jan 2012 and ends on 10 Feb 2013, hence the year of the dragon will experience the first lichun on 4 Feb 2012 and the second lichun on 3rd Feb 2013.
- It is a leap year with February 29th according to the western calendar
- There are 13 months with a total of 384 days in our Chinese lunar calendar, the extra/leap month being in month no. 4. A Chinese lunar month has either 29 or 30 days.
According to geomancers and fengshui masters, only babies born after Lichun, 4 Feb 2012, 6:22pm local time are considered to be under the zodiac sign of the dragon. Therefore, a baby born on 3 Feb 2012 is a rabbit, NOT a dragon! To be a real dragon baby, he/she must be born after 4 Feb 2012, 6:22pm local time.
So, my dear friends, if your birthday is in January and February, are you sure you've got your zodiac sign correct?
So, my dear friends, if your birthday is in January and February, are you sure you've got your zodiac sign correct?
Today, we can conduct prayers at an auspicious hour to welcome the Wealth God and Nobility God after 6:22pm. Good times are 5-7 pm, 9-11 pm and 11 pm -12 midnight, depending on which zodiac sign you belong to.
Some people believe that wearing red and banking in money on this day brings forth a continuous flow of money and income throughout the year!
Happy Lichun/ Lap Chun!
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
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