
I am the delightful Paradox.
All the world is my stage.
I set new trails ablaze;
I seek the unattainable,
And try the untried.
I dance to life’s music
In gay abandon.
Come with me on my carousel rides.
See the myriad of colors,
The flickering lights.
All hail me the unparalleled performer
I AM THE TIGER 2010

Nach dem Jahr des Büffels, ist es also nun Zeit für den Tiger ...-
After the Year of the Ox, it's now time for the tiger !
Und dieses Jahr noch dazu am Valentinstag, ein eher belustigendes Detail, wenn man bedenkt, dass laut traditionellem chinesischen Glaubens Hochzeiten im Jahr des Tigers eher vermieden werden sollten...-
And this year even on Valentine's Day, a rather odd detail considering Chinese traditional belief that in a Year of the Tiger, marriage should better be avoided....
" For many Chinese, the Year of the Tiger promises to roar in more economic prowess and global clout for their country, but couples planning to get married are better off waiting until 2011.
"If you marry this year, your husband may die earlier..." (full story here)

More about the Year of the Tiger here, where I found also the above pic...And if you want to know how to celebrate the New Year the Chinese way, then you will find here some interesting answers..., so for example why not to bath and wash yourself on that day or to buy new shoes...

If here on Rodrigues and on Mauritius the Spring Festival starts too by being unwashed, I don't know with certainty, but I can confirm the use of Chinese crackers, the reds only, in order to chase the old spirits of the precedent year. And beside a compulsory visit of the mass, eating is an important issue. Chicken symbolises health and a long life, fish stands for abundance, luck and unity, whereas vegetables should be eaten for intelligence and success in studies...The traditional New Year's cake made by rice flour, brown sugar and orange zest is a must also in Rodrigues.

Ingrédients
3 livres de poudre de riz (glutinous rice)
4 ¼ tasses d’eau
Sucre roux
Zestes d’orange
Préparation - Passez les zestes d’orange et le sucre au mixeur. Il vous faudra 6 cuillères de cette mixture - Préparez du caramel en mélangeant une demi-livre de sucre avec ¼ tasse d’eau - Mélangez les 3 livres de riz, 4 ¼ tasses d’eau, 600 - 750 grammes de sucre et la mixture de pelure d’orange - Ensuite, incorporez le caramel pour la couleur - Mettez la pâte à poser pendant une heure - Puis, placez une feuille de plastique dans des récipients ou des moules avant d’y verser la pâte - Faites cuire la préparation au bain marie pendant au moins 6 heures à feu doux après ébullition - Laissez refroidir et dégustez

And as to the real tiger, one can only hope that not only during this year more will be done to protect this beautiful but endangered animal. "According to conservation group WWF, there are about as few as 3,200 tigers left in the world". Concerning the species living in the south of China, there are only 20 to 30 tigers left.

Sources : Tiger Quote, Recette Gâteau la Cire, altered recepy of the New Year's Cake Nian Gao/engl., Tiger/Wikipedia, Le Nouvel An Chinois A Maurice, L'Année du Tigre , tiger cubs found on yahoo
Und hier ein paar Bilder vom Chinesischen Neujahrsfest in Rodrigues vor 2 Jahren...-
And here some pics from Chinese Springfestival two years ago in Rodrigues...
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