Monday, January 01, 2024

2024 = the Year of the Dragon

I don't think the Year of the Dragon officially starts until Lunar New Year (February 10), but some folks here on the peninsula have already sent me 2024 greetings with some sort of dragon-related notation, so... what the hell. Here's a dragon (龍/용/yong) character hastily written on a napkin with a Sharpie not even an hour ago:

Korean dragons are associated with, among other things, wisdom, power, water (rain, clouds, bodies of water, etc.), agriculture, and guardianship.



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