Millions of chinese, both in the country and in communities abroad, today celebrated with festivities and fireworks, the arrival of the Year of the Rooster of Fire, which according to the astrologers will bring confusion.
Cities and towns in the whole of China, except those who are forbidden due to pollution, were last night ‘bombarded’ by firecrackers and fireworks in the streets, are lit to chase away evil spirits and make sure that the rooster sings to the dawn of a prosperous new year to the eastern.
In Beijing, where the artifacts of fireworks sounded throughout the city until the wee hours of this morning, the ancient custom meant that the first day of the year 4715 for the chinese calendar is shrouded in smog, this time caused by the gunpowder and not by the cars, as the streets are unusually empty of traffic, he reported this morning to the news agency Efe.
The chinese horoscope says that this year is under the influence of the feminine “yin”, that is to say, that the more that the cock should be of the hen, and the soothsayers predict, will bring prosperity and wealth to the chinese president, Xi Jinping, that is a water snake, and not so much for his counterpart in the US, Donald Trump, who is dog of fire.