Part II. Trūksta pavadinimo

It was valuable to see how astrology is practiced in one of China’s Zhejiang province. I got a bit more acquainted with traditional Chinese astrology. I observed the significance people place on it—is it respected, and is it important in making state decisions? Even we are touched by Chinese astrology: we celebrate each New Year, though not on the same day as the Chinese, but by naming it after one of the sequential animals, elements, and polarization—yin (black) or yang (white). For example, this year, with Chinese fireworks (which, by the way, the Chinese themselves are starting to abandon, and in some regions, they are even banned due to pollution and environmental damage), we welcomed the Year of the White Metal Ox. Another interesting fact: we met several Chinese individuals whose names were chosen by their parents according to the missing element (metal, earth, fire, water, wood) at the time of their birth to balance them, so the child would be more successful and happier.

– If you were tasked with creating your own astrological map—an image as a vision, idea, dream, or dream—what would it look like?

It would look like something I would think about for a long time to decide what should be depicted. 🙂

Thank you for the conversation!

Interviewed by Jūratė Ziedelytė