Today is Chinese New Year or more commonly known as the Spring Festival in modern Mainland China. It is the Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
This year happens to be the Year of the Rooster (or Chicken – there is no gender difference in the Chinese character for this bird family. Rooster is made up of two characters “Male-Chicken” in Chinese).
Famous people born under the rooster sign
Rudyard Kipling, Benjamin Franklin, Prince Philip, Nancy Reagan, Joan Collins, Dolly Parton, βMichelle Pfeiffer, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Beyonce, Eric Clapton and Yoko Ono.
Let’s celebrate the auspicious festival with what else … Lotta Pussies!
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