Ondore@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoHarry Potter’s Draco Malfoy becomes mascot for year of the horse in Chinawww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down14
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkHarry Potter’s Draco Malfoy becomes mascot for year of the horse in Chinawww.theguardian.comOndore@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareBananaIsABerry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·3 days agoFor anyone that didn’t read the article, it’s because the characters name is transliterated as “mǎ ěr fú”, which can be roughly read as “fortune horse”. Year of the horse - fortune horse. You see the pun.
minus-squarenormanwall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoApparently it is the year of the fire horse, happens every 60 years https://gardenofchi.com/blog/2026-the-year-of-the-fire-horse/
minus-squareRustySharp@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoEvery Chinese year happens every 60 years. 12 animals x 5 elements
minus-squarenormanwall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoTy, I might have to read more next time lol
minus-squareOldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoCorrect horse battery staple If you know, you know.
For anyone that didn’t read the article, it’s because the characters name is transliterated as “mǎ ěr fú”, which can be roughly read as “fortune horse”.
Year of the horse - fortune horse. You see the pun.
Apparently it is the year of the fire horse, happens every 60 years
https://gardenofchi.com/blog/2026-the-year-of-the-fire-horse/
Every Chinese year happens every 60 years.
12 animals x 5 elements
Ty, I might have to read more next time lol
Correct horse battery staple
If you know, you know.