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I'm Iqra.
This is What's in the World from the BBC World Service.
And today we're talking about the Lunar New Year.
It's the year of the fire horse.
Picture this,
there's a race about to start and all the animals in the world are invited by the Jade Emperor.
He's one of the most important gods in traditional Chinese religion,
so you know this race is a big deal.
There's a huge river which every creature needs to cross.
Eventually, at the starting line, 12 different animals turned up.
A pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep, horse.
snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger, ox and rat.
And then the emperor declares each year in the zodiac calendar will be named after each animal.
This race will decide the order they'll come in.