By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/happy-lunar-new-year-year-sheep-goat Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Happy Lunar New Year! But is it the Year of the Sheep or Goat? World Feb 19, 2015 2:37 PM EDT Millions of Asians are traveling home to celebrate the weeks-long Lunar New Year, but are they ringing in the Year of the Sheep or the Goat? Well, it turns out, both. In Mandarin, the Chinese zodiac sign for the upcoming year is “yang” — a horned animal, which can mean either sheep or goat in English, or even ram, just to make things a little more complicated. So apparently, you — or “ewe” as NBC News put it — get to decide. In the meantime, here’s how some are celebrating the Lunar New Year on Twitter: All the lions at Bonnyrigg now #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear pic.twitter.com/Nuio7VGJ6z — 702 ABC Sydney (@702sydney) February 18, 2015 Year of the sheep. Happy new year!! #LunarNewYear pic.twitter.com/oqRBkoXZSD — Juno Kim (@RunawayJuno) February 19, 2015 RT @DuyLeDo: Transporting flowers to the market. #Vietnam #Tours #tet #LunarNewYear – pic.twitter.com/hL9H9tFQvi — Ben Chua (@Vietnam720) February 12, 2015 The melodious sounds of khen, colouring the #LunarNewYear (Tet) festival in Vietnam with – http://t.co/Wegbk1iCeI pic.twitter.com/T2q0jO5lxC — Tuan Linh Travel (@tuanlinhtravel1) February 11, 2015 Happy Year of the Goat if you celebrate it. It’s #LunarNewYear not only #ChineseNewYear pic.twitter.com/zsjGqjcuB9 — Hung Nguyen (@hunginternet) February 19, 2015 Follow @NewsHourWorld We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
Millions of Asians are traveling home to celebrate the weeks-long Lunar New Year, but are they ringing in the Year of the Sheep or the Goat? Well, it turns out, both. In Mandarin, the Chinese zodiac sign for the upcoming year is “yang” — a horned animal, which can mean either sheep or goat in English, or even ram, just to make things a little more complicated. So apparently, you — or “ewe” as NBC News put it — get to decide. In the meantime, here’s how some are celebrating the Lunar New Year on Twitter: All the lions at Bonnyrigg now #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear pic.twitter.com/Nuio7VGJ6z — 702 ABC Sydney (@702sydney) February 18, 2015 Year of the sheep. Happy new year!! #LunarNewYear pic.twitter.com/oqRBkoXZSD — Juno Kim (@RunawayJuno) February 19, 2015 RT @DuyLeDo: Transporting flowers to the market. #Vietnam #Tours #tet #LunarNewYear – pic.twitter.com/hL9H9tFQvi — Ben Chua (@Vietnam720) February 12, 2015 The melodious sounds of khen, colouring the #LunarNewYear (Tet) festival in Vietnam with – http://t.co/Wegbk1iCeI pic.twitter.com/T2q0jO5lxC — Tuan Linh Travel (@tuanlinhtravel1) February 11, 2015 Happy Year of the Goat if you celebrate it. It’s #LunarNewYear not only #ChineseNewYear pic.twitter.com/zsjGqjcuB9 — Hung Nguyen (@hunginternet) February 19, 2015 Follow @NewsHourWorld We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now