Bonjour !!
De mon correspondant exclusif à Hong Kong, cet article de l'AFP (HK) du 29 janvier dernier.
Nos chers Maîtres se lâchent et nous prédisent du rodéo à tous les étages…
Je vous laisse le soin de traduire !
Saddle
up for a bumpy Year of the Horse, warn H.K. astrologers
Hong Kong (AFP) 1/29/2014
Conflicts, disasters, record high temperatures, an economic chill in Asia
and more trouble for Justin Bieber -- the upcoming Year of the Horse is set to
be a dramatic one, say Hong Kong feng shui masters.
With the Year of the Snake slithering into history, they say that the
incoming Lunar New Year beginning on Friday is going to be the kind of horse
that you shouldn't stand behind -- because it incorporates the volatile element
of fire.
"With this being the Year of the Wood Horse, and with wood being
very combustible, there will be a lot of scandals, conflicts, explosions and
arguments," celebrity feng-shui master Alion Yeo told AFP.
Feng shui -- literally meaning "wind-water" -- is influential
in many parts of Asia, where people adjust their lives and even renovate
offices and homes based on its edicts to maximise their luck and wealth.
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| Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, Sha Tin, janvier 2009 |
Yeo says that conflict in the new year could be defined by anything from
diplomatic tension to armed engagement, particularly in the first, fourth and
seventh lunar months -- February, May and August.
"The most likely thing that could lead to a physical war would be
the Diaoyu Islands," Yeo said, referring to acute tensions between Japan
and China over the Japanese-controlled islets that Tokyo calls the Senkaku
islands.
The previous Year of the Wood Horse in 1954 was marked by nuclear bomb
tests by the US and the former Soviet Union and the battle of Dien Bien Phu,
which led to the defeat of French forces in Vietnam.
West gallops ahead Chinese fortune-telling such as feng shui is based on ancient philosophy
and the belief that events are dictated by the varying balances in the five
elements that make up the universe: metal, wood, water, fire and earth.
The lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon and through Chinese
folklore ascribes 12 animals, one for each year in the rotating cycle. The
horse is in the 7th position.
Feng-shui master Chow Hon-ming believes that while the United States and
Europe will enjoy economic recovery, nations such as Singapore, Indonesia,
Thailand, India and Pakistan will feel a negative impact.
"The Western economy will see obvious improvement but Eastern
nations will face difficulties and their economies may even take backward
steps."
Chow believes it will be a tricky year for US President Barack Obama, who
was born in the Year of the Ox in 1961. "He may make gaffes, he may face obstacles when it comes to cutting
through political red tape," Chow said.
Record-high temperatures and natural disasters will be prominent due to
the influence of the fire element, according to soothsayers.
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| Po Lin Monastery, Lantau, mars 2008 |
"There will be a higher chance of volcanic eruption and earthquakes
because the earth element will be irritated by the abundance of fire,"
fortune-teller Cheng Chi-hang told AFP, adding that Japan, Indonesia and China
will be particularly prone.
Bad year for Bieber? A person's fortune is calculated by using the exact time and date of his
birth, with the relationship of each of the elements.
Troubled Canadian pop star Justin Bieber will be on a streak of
negativity this year, Yeo said. "There will be times where he will not be
able to control himself."
Bieber, 19, was charged with driving under the influence after police
caught him drag-racing in Miami Beach last week -- allegedly after drinking
alcohol and smoking marijuana.
"His fire element, if he goes all the way, could lead to health
risks," Yeo said.
Celebrities born in the Year of the Horse include boxer Manny Pacquiao,
actress Halle Berry, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the late former South
African president Nelson Mandela -- whose 1990 release from prison also
occurred in a "horse" year.
Tens of thousands of worshippers will be offering sticks of incense on
the eve of the first day of the Lunar New Year to pray for good luck and
fortune at Hong Kong's Wong Tai Sin Temple.
The former British colony is also a popular horse-racing destination,
hosting the Chinese New Year Raceday on February 2, with total payouts of up to
HK$68 million ($8.76 million).
The city will celebrate the new year with a 23-minute long fireworks
display on Saturday, which organisers say will display the word "win"
in capital letters twice.
In mainland China tourism operators are also seeking to capitalise,
particularly in Dan Xia Shan, a mountainous tourist attraction in the southern
province of Guangdong which includes five hills known as "five horses
return to the manger".
Étonnant, non ?
PS : photo par mes soins. Vous avez aussi des photos du Wong Tai Sin Temple, évoqué dans le dernier paragraphe, post "9-9-9" du 10 septembre 2009.
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