Bacolaodiat Festival 2017 now open

Chinese New Year: Welcome the Year of the Rooster!

L-R) Board member of the Bacolaodiat, Inc. Mr Diotay Lopue, Coun. Em Ang, First Lady Elsa Leonardia, Coun. Caesar Distrito, Board member Fred Barcelona, Mayor Bing Leonardia, Festival Chair Jennifer Ong, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, Anton Rojas, Coun. Cindy Rojas, Coun. Bart Orola, and Board Member William Ong.

Chinese Fortune Calendar reported that 2017 Chinese New Year is arriving on January 28, 2017. That is the 4714th Chinese year. The zodiac sign of 2017 is Chicken or Rooster. According to the Chinese Horoscope calendar, 2017 is the Female Fire Chicken year. Red is connected to the fire. Therefore, 2017 is also called the year of the Red Chicken  Female FireChicken or Red Fire Chicken.

According to the Chinese Horoscope theory, Chicken is a Female Metal. Female Metal is related to gold, precious gem or jewelry. That means Chicken implies luxury, beauty, and wealth. Red Fire of 2017 is related to the light bulb. When the light comes on the top of jewelry, Chicken can show more value from its outlook. That implies we will deal with financial events in the year of the Chicken.

Chicken is the 10th animal in 12 zodiac signs. Chicken is connected to the season of autumn. It's the fall harvest time. Therefore, Chicken is also connected to the fruit. People should have relaxing or joyful time while enjoying the fruit. That means we can have a good time after diligence in the cycle of Chicken.

The Chinese Year of the Rooster starts today with a 15-day celebration that circles the globe.

The color red, which is considered auspicious and homophonous with the Chinese word for “prosperous,” dominates décor in nearly every event. The Spring Festival, as it is also termed, ushers in warmer weather and marks the time of great gatherings among family and friends. When the New Year approaches, it is customarily ushered in with a Reunion Dinner that is replete with symbolic foods. For two weeks, visits are made and hosted with family and friends, gifts are exchanged and merriment is par for the course.

This festival also represents the world’s greatest annual human migration. The Reuters news service reports on January 23: “People are joining in the world’s largest human migration and are leaving China’s capital by train, making their way home for family reunions during the Lunar New Year holidays. The 40-day travel frenzy surrounding the week-long Lunar New Year began on January 13, and will last until February 21. During this period, the estimated total volume of people traveling is expected to be almost 3 billion, up 2.2 percent from the previous year, according to China’s Transport Ministry.