European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday january 18, 1986 new year no. 2forget the confetti find the Catnip by Marge Booker s everal million chinese we kowtow Toa Tiger on feb. 9.nol an everyday carnivore but one of the12 omniscient animate of the chinese Tona Cycle. For 0 Kentril traditionalists the world Over she year of the of ends at Midnight on feb. B. Exit the of. Enter the Tiger in san Francisco Home of he hemisphere s biggest chinese Community he interval Between the private familial Observance of tha Holiday and the pubic jubilation will be longer than usual. The whip will a tact on san Francisco s Reno Day Tigs Estiva on feb. 28. What begins As a playful growl will grow to a resounding Roar on saturday March 8, the night of the Golden dragon Parade fun As the big Cai is called in local cantonese he in mandarin. Is the third animal in lha ancient chinese system of chronology. The zodiacal order of succession is rat. Of Tiger Hare dragon Serpent horse ram Monkey rooster dog and boar. A Symbol of Itro Nath end co ural 1he Tiger ranks of the King of land Baals in China where unlike the Ion. It is indigenous. Old timers in san Francisco s Chinatown View the fun with some trepidation. Trouble is it s impossible to foretell which stripes hell show in the year to come Friendly or ferocious. The Tawny predator has taken the Center ring in the celestial big top eight limes in the past Century 1890 19qz. Taw 1926,1938,1960,1962and 1974 with some eat Asi Rohte results. The first world War and korean hostilities broke out under the Tiger s Aegis and he was t what you d Call Klee Nash in 1936, tha eve of world Wai ii. The Oft paraphrased proverb a who rides a Tiger is afraid to dismount comes from is chinese. The Tiger parishes of the a alg or masculine influence which accounts Lor his aggressive temperament this is reflected in the remarkable number of military and political leaders born under the sign of the Tiger among them Horatio Nelson Sun vat sen Dwight Eisenhower. Charles a Gaulle Claire Chen Tau to Chi Munh Tel Ghawi Abrams and Wiiiiam Westmoreland. The 12 creatures which control the lunar Cycle also guard the 24 hours of night and Day in two hour watches. The tiger1 & shirt is trom 3 until 5 . This is construed to mean that ii we approach the dawning year 4684 by chinese count Len cat like caution. We May Well be rewarded with a purr feet Sunrise and a tranquil 12 months. We can also take Comfort from the fact that the feline Eminence is a Stellar Demon dispel her. In Hong Kong and Southern China where a Tiller s birthday is celebrated on March 6, merchants do a brisk Spring business in paper tigers which Are affix and to Housel Only As insurance against Eji forms of evil even vermin. Tha Tiger Dally to especially adept at chasing away the Thiee disasters thieves fire and ghosts. It follows that arson and robbery will decline in 1986, and spiritualists should consider anole for calling. According to usually reliable Chinatown sources in year of the Tiger Tiger Ideograph or top cantonese pronunciation fun Nten san Francisco the omens Are auspicious Tor the male sex the military and Industry which Wien you think about in la enough to make your fur stand on end. Legend tells us that old Saber tooth cannot be held account ladle Lor his Man eating tendencies., except Tor the first fatal lapse. Subsequent transgressions have been incited t y the cantankerous spirits of is victims to this connection the chinese offer some helpful advice when confronted by a Tiger the Best defense the to open an in Urslla in his lace the Broil should be Black. Mach Limo is of course the Tiger s trademark. But not Ell Fua Are manchus in the Warrior sense. Tiger years have produced a goodly number of literary giants Emily Bronte Emily Dickinson John Steinbeck Dylan Thomas Tennessee Williams and theatrical luminaries Alec guinness Marilyn Monroe Tony Bennett Jane Wyman Rudolph Nureyev Steve wonder. Oriental Mukri Ollert characterize this Breed As sensitive and. Deep. At Best they Are Stalwart protectors at worst stubborn authoritarians. Tiger types Are Quick to snarl at suspected enemies and to get their backs up Whan challenged. They command respect but All prey to distrust and indecision. A selfish Streak is not uncommon. Persons born in horse dragon and dog years Are the oat s Mao matrimonial by. Out it s downright dangerous Lor a Snake or Monkey to try to tame a Tiger. While the prophets Ponder. San Francisco s chinese populace is planning to make a grrr eat to do Over the honorable fun. Marge Booker in the lit for do Mairaj Ai Rewt
