日本妙趣羊年邮票：打了12年的围巾终于打好了
<p>日本人有给亲友送新年贺卡的习俗，因此到了每年这个时候，邮递员就变得分外忙碌，确保家家户户的新年贺卡都能按时送达。新年贺卡上自然也少不了贺年邮票。</p><p>日本2003年癸未年的贺年邮票，是一只绵羊在织毛线；而即将于2017年推出的乙未年贺年邮票上，这只绵羊已经戴上了织好的围脖。可以说，这只邮票上的羊花了12年终于把围巾给织好了。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="customary">customary</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postage">postage</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="knitting">knitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scarf">scarf</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="postcards">postcards</span>—<span word="often">often</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>—<span word="decked">decked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="cranes">cranes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="zodiac">zodiac</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1, <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017, <span word="heralding">heralding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="meekness">meekness</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="astrological">astrological</span> <span word="storytelling">storytelling</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2003, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fluffy">fluffy</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="busily">busily</span> <span word="knitting">knitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scarf">scarf</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scarf">scarf</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knitting">knitting</span> <span word="needles">needles</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knit">knit</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2027.</p>
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