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The Horse Year is Coming. Be Happy!

Categories: East Asia, China, Arts & Culture, Good News, Humor

A happy lunar new year video is circulated in China WeChat. Bill Bishop made a backup in Youtube:

According to Lunar Chinese calendar, starting from January 30, 2014, is the Year of the Horse. In Chinese, Ma (horse) when uses with the word Shang (Up), means coming. The lyric of this new year greeting goes like this:

Horse Horse Horse. Year of the Horse Coming.
Year of the Horse, You get what you want. [Your wishes] will be realized soon.
In the Year of Horse, money, apartment and everything are coming soon.
Year of the Horse Coming, it is cool to greet in the new year.
Happiness is coming. Minions wish you happiness in new year. Happiness is coming.
In the Year of Horse, man and woman, old and young, all be happy.
Year of the Horse is coming, Happiness is coming.