It's the Year of the Seahorse!
I had an amusing 'argument' with my mother a few days ago. We have a rabbit figurine that a friend sent us last year because it was the year of the Rabbit. I noticed it when my mother and I were tidying away Christmas decorations and the following conversation ensued:
Me: Oh, we should put this away as it's the year of the Dragon now.
Mother: Dragon? What are you talking about? It's seahorse!
Me: Haha! There's no year of the seahorse!
Mother: It's not 'ryuu', it's 'tatsu'. It's a seahorse.
Then my mother looked up some calendars online which she was sure would be covered in seahorse pictures to celebrate the new year. Of course, there were no seahorses - only dragons. Sorry mother!
Me: Oh, we should put this away as it's the year of the Dragon now.
Mother: Dragon? What are you talking about? It's seahorse!
Me: Haha! There's no year of the seahorse!
Mother: It's not 'ryuu', it's 'tatsu'. It's a seahorse.
Then my mother looked up some calendars online which she was sure would be covered in seahorse pictures to celebrate the new year. Of course, there were no seahorses - only dragons. Sorry mother!