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401: Chinese Zodiac: Rat Race

2025/1/29

Myths and Legends

The episode introduces the Chinese Zodiac and the Lunar New Year, explaining that the story will detail how each year got its animal representative. The Lunar New Year is celebrated across many cultures and is based on new moons, with a leap month occurring in years with 13 new moons. Each year is associated with an animal and an element, rotating on a 60-year cycle.

The episode will tell the story of the Chinese Zodiac and how the years got their animals.
The Lunar New Year is based on new moons and celebrated across many cultures.
Each year is associated with an animal and an element, rotating on a 60-year cycle.

Shownotes Transcript

🐀It's Race Day🐀

Today, we tell the story of how the animals in the Chinese Zodiac got their years: a race that's terrible for all involved.

😈 The Creature: Nian

Why you want to dress in red to avoid long, unpleasant runs on New Year's Day, though any run in January or February (or in general) is unpleasant.

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- "Hrse Hrse" by Blue Dot Sessions