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In this card form 1999 a group of tigers morphs into a rabbit as the year of the tiger gives way to the year of the rabbit.\r\n\r\nThe Chinese animal signs are a 12-year cycle used for dating the years. They represent a cyclical concept of time, rather than the Western linear concept. The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon and is constructed differently to the Western solar calendar. In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February. The Chinese have adopted the Western calendar since 1911, but the lunar calendar is still used for festive occasions such as the Chinese New Year.","physicalDescription":"This New Years card takes the format of a scroll. 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Advertising Association . Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service . Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music . Benefits Agency . British Tourist Authority . Hackney Council . Ford Communications . / Foreign & Commonwealth Office . Further Education Funding Council . Office of Fair Trading . Office for Standards in Education . OR Media . Pennel Initiative . 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