QuickCheck: Is it true that 2023 is the Year of the Cat?


A cat and rabbit snuggling. - Photo courtesy of Michelle Spaulding (CC-BY-2.0)

WITH Chinese New Year just around the corner, everyone is getting ready to bid adieu to the Year of the Tiger and welcome in the fluffy bunnies of the Year of the Rabbit. Saying that, some parts of the world using the Eastern 12-year cycle animal themed lunar based calendar are actually getting ready to ring in an animal of a more feline persuasion.

Is it true that 2023 is actually the year of the departing Tiger's diminutive - and some would say cuter - cousin, the cat?

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