nengajou card questions

[JonB]

Just pointing out why you might see quite a lot.

I'm a horse too - fire horse at that so stand back!!!

[jemstone]

i never knew my element... =(

when the rat comes, which element will it be? i may wanna draw something to symbolize that element as well...

[markystar]

72 rat here!!!

it's funny tho, the chinese becomes rat in english...
but in japanese it's 鼠 (ねずみnezumi） which means mouse or rat. but the japanese have a good image of it with a short tail, so they usually refer to it as mouse.

but i'm a scorpitarius (Sagittarius on the last of Scorpio), which is aggressive, so.... maybe that's more of a rat... what do you guys think?

[jemstone]

i never knew my element... =(

when the rat comes, which element will it be? i may wanna draw something to symbolize that element as well...

i just checked wikipedia... this coming year is Earth Rat! =D

also checked my own birth sign... i'm an Earth Horse! heh

72 rat here!!!

markystar is a Water Rat!

[mtpiper]

i'm thinking of making a nengajou card for a japanese couple from my church too! maybe i'll write the standard あけまして　おめでと　ございます.. and maybe "see you next year!"

I know it's now a little late for your nengajou, but on the cards I sent to friends in Japan, I included "God bless you": かみさまのしゅくふくをおいのりしています
They are either Chritians or know that I am, and a Japanese friend here in the states said that it would be cool to include that on the card in addition to the normal greetings.

トニー

[jemstone]

that's a cool line to put in... =D i haven't given it to them yet coz on the 1st of January they weren't in church.

i wonder if i gave them the card this sunday, will it still be considered nengajou...

heck, i'll just write and give them the card anyway. =D

[JonB]

goes on a bit! My wife just posted another lot due to the cards she received and did not send to people in the first place!

I don't think that it has been mentioned but in Japan if you buy the nengajo through the post office you get a lottery number on each card and then around February they announce the winning numbers. I guess this is why cards go on for a bit as if someone has given you a chance then you want to recipricate...

Also an update on themese - kids, kids, kids!

[Ulver_684]

Mina-sama!

Rats don't lie they say the truth!