Yahoo! News - Hoping the Stork Skips the Goat for the Monkey: "BEIJING (Reuters) - Many expectant Chinese women are trying to delay the birth of their children until the Year of the Monkey begins next week because they think it will bring them luck, state media said.
'They superstitiously believe that people born in the current Year of the Goat are deemed unfortunate,' the China Daily newspaper said.
'Whatever the truth, one thing is for sure -- Year of the Monkey babies face a competitive education and career environment because they will have many more of them around,' it said, quoting the Shanghai Morning Post.
The newspaper did not say how the mothers were delaying their children's arrival.
The Year of the Monkey -- one of 12 animals that make up the Lunar New Year cycle -- begins on January 22."
Did I already mention that I was born in the year of the Monkey?
'They superstitiously believe that people born in the current Year of the Goat are deemed unfortunate,' the China Daily newspaper said.
'Whatever the truth, one thing is for sure -- Year of the Monkey babies face a competitive education and career environment because they will have many more of them around,' it said, quoting the Shanghai Morning Post.
The newspaper did not say how the mothers were delaying their children's arrival.
The Year of the Monkey -- one of 12 animals that make up the Lunar New Year cycle -- begins on January 22."
Did I already mention that I was born in the year of the Monkey?
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