There are a host of theories to explain why the Vietnamese plumped for the cat.
Across the country, streets are decked out with statues of felines and shops are stocked full of cat-themed decorations, popular gifts during the Vietnamese New Year, known as Tet.
Nguyen Hieu Tin, an expert on traditional Vietnamese culture, said the answer may lie in the rice fields prized by farmers. “Another explanation is that the Vietnamese don’t want to observe two years with a similar animal. They see the mouse and the rabbit as being closely linked,” Tin said. Hoang Thi Huong Giang, an office worker in Hanoi, a city filled with traditional orange kumquat trees and pink blossoms ahead of Tet, said she had never paid attention to the reasons that Vietnamese honoured a different zodiac animal to the rest of the world.
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