Why Vietnam is celebrating the Year of the Cat, not the Rabbit

As China gears up to welcome the Year of the Rabbit, Lunar New Year looks slightly different in Vietnam, where the Year of the Cat is about to begin. | AFP

There are a host of theories to explain why the Vietnamese plumped for the cat.

“Rice is a huge part of Vietnam’s agriculture, but with the threat of many rats in the fields, the cats are a popular animal for the Vietnamese,” he told AFP.

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