Oh, to Be Born in The Year of the Pig
By Edward Cody
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, March 1, 2007; A12
BEIJING, Feb. 28 The Year of the Pig has turned into the year of the baby.
Chinese hospitals have been submerged in recent months under a tide of pregnant women; newborns are arriving in droves; and companies that manufacture diapers are upping their advertising budgets.
The reason is simple: The Year of the Pig, which began Feb. 18, is a good year to be born.
Since time immemorial, prospective parents have been told, children born under the pig's patronage will benefit from the animal's image as fat, happy and prosperous. Now, couples who schemed to have their babies in these blessed times are hoping for good fortune.
The Golden Year of the Pig, which comes along once every 60 years and showers extra-powerful blessings on those born during its passage. .
"The last Golden Year of the Pig was 1971, and the next one should be 2031, with 60 years as the full cycle."
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