As a bit of a note, i heard from somewhere that Cat replaces Rabbit in the Japanese derivative of the Chinese Zodiac system.

this is the best art work in tag new year

it's a bit sad that all of them are girls.
one or two boys of zodiac would fit nicely...

who's that in the middle with the arrow and the flowers?

Plasmapitch said:
who's that in the middle with the arrow and the flowers?

It's a common charm item sold at temples in Japanese new year celebrations. Not sure what it means exactly, though.

Astana said:
It's a common charm item sold at temples in Japanese new year celebrations. Not sure what it means exactly, though.

It's called hamaya, according to Wikipedia (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Shinto) it's a "symbolic arrow for the fight against evil and bad luck".

Somehow, I feel tranquil.