It might be the Year of the Rabbit, but in Vietnam, locals are celebrating the Year of the Cat.
Exactly why and when Vietnam dumped the rabbit and adopted the cat for its version of the 12-sign lunar zodiac is a source of debate, and may have been partly the result of a translation error.
For the Vietnamese, cats are clean, sociable and smart companions, and their year brings high hopes for harmony.
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