Ondore@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoHarry Potter’s Draco Malfoy becomes mascot for year of the horse in Chinawww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down14
arrow-up175arrow-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 · 16 hours agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareBananaIsABerry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·16 hours 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-squareOldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoCorrect horse battery staple If you know, you know.
minus-squarenormanwall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·16 hours 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-up7·11 hours agoEvery Chinese year happens every 60 years. 12 animals x 5 elements
minus-squarenormanwall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoTy, I might have to read more next time lol
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.
Correct horse battery staple
If you know, you know.
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