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Happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Ox Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/5/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Gon Hay Fat Toy! It's the Year of the Ox!

If you were born in years of 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 then you're an Ox!

 

Personality and characteristics
Oxen are honest and earnest. They are low key and never look for praise or to be the center of attention. This often hides their talent, but they’ll gain recognition through their hard work.

They believe that everyone should do what’s asked for them and stay within their bounds. Though they are kind, it’s difficult for them to understand persuasion using pathos. Rarely losing your temper, they think logically and make great leaders.


Lucky things for Oxen
Colors: blue, gold, green
Numbers: 1, 4
Flowers: lily of the valley and lucky bamboo
Directions of auspiciousness: East, Southeast
Directions of wealth: Northwest
Directions of love: South

Unlucky things for Oxen
Colors: red, brown
Numbers: 3, 6

Famous People Who Are An Ox
Barak Obama (1961)
Princess Diana Spencer (1961)
Margaret Thatcher (1925)
Malcolm X (1925)
Meryl Streep (1949)
Malala Yousafzai (1997)
B.B.King (1925)
Kylie Jenner (1997)

Want more information?
Check out this website! chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/ox/

Simple cache hide. You can probably park your car right at GZ, but please use stealth when the area is busy. BYOP! There's a FTF Prize for good luck!

ABOUT THE RED ENVELOPE: 
Red envelopes (pronounced "hong-bao") are gifts presented at social and family gatherings or holidays especially Chinese New Year. The red color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and prosperity. It's also a symbol to ward off evil spirts. Inside the envelope is money. The money has to be clean and crisp! Parents and elders give the red envelopes to children and young adults. Whatever you give cannot include the number '4'. Why? Because the pronunciation of 'four' in Chinese sounds like the word for death. But you can give amounts that includes the number '8' because that symbolizes good luck and prosperity!


 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

YCP

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)