Front:
FRANCISCO
DEC
30
1992
НАРPY
94188
YEAR!
29
SAN
CA
Back:
YEAR OF THE ROOSTER
First Day of Issue: December 30, 1992
First Issue Location: San Francisco, CA
It is Chinese New Year. People dressed in brightly-
colored quilted jackets dance through a sea of exploding
firecrackers. A dragon with a papier-mâché head wends
its way through the crowd. New Year's morning, children
wish their parents Gong ho xin xi or “Respectful greet-
ings, new happiness.” It is a time of rest and recreation.
The celebrations last for 15 days until the Lantern Festival,
when parades and dances fill nearly every street. For
5,000 years, 12 animals have symbolized each of 12
repeating-year cycles in China's lunar calendar. People
born under the same animal sign are said to show similar
personality traits. Thus, individuals born in the Years of
the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep,
Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig each have distinctive
characteristics. It is said that people born during the Year
of the Rooster are stubborn, logical and highly successful.
There is no doubt 1993 — the coming Year of the Rooster
— will be filled with challenges and prosperity.
No. 92-135
First Day of Issue Postcard Collection™
©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Wan Weisheng
Fleetwood
