1 00:00:00,140 --> 00:00:02,420 Hi everybody! It's me Nikki, 2 00:00:02,420 --> 00:00:05,180 with a brand-new Nikki's Wiki! 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,360 This is my Cool School report on the Year of the Monkey. 4 00:00:08,900 --> 00:00:10,220 Sounds awesome, right? 5 00:00:10,340 --> 00:00:11,760 I love monkeys! 6 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:12,900 They're so cute, 7 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:13,820 and funny, 8 00:00:13,820 --> 00:00:15,520 and who doesn't like bananas?? 9 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,720 But some of you might be thinking: "year of the monkey"? 10 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,460 What does that even mean?? 11 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,080 Is Earth going to be taken over by monkeys like the movie Planet of the Apes?? 12 00:00:25,420 --> 00:00:26,660 Don't worry. 13 00:00:26,900 --> 00:00:31,760 The year of the monkey actually has to do with the new year and the Chinese zodiac. 14 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,940 The zodiac, or astrology, 15 00:00:34,940 --> 00:00:39,080 is all about where the stars and planets were way up in the sky 16 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:40,820 at the moment you were born! 17 00:00:41,480 --> 00:00:45,040 Chinese astrology has been studied for thousands of years! 18 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:46,040 So now, 19 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:51,720 My friend Drew Pendous will draw a time machine to take us waaay back to Ancient China! 20 00:00:52,100 --> 00:00:53,060 Hey Drew! 21 00:00:53,260 --> 00:00:54,060 Hi Nikki! 22 00:00:54,300 --> 00:00:57,180 Okay... one time machine comin' right up. 23 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:02,980 Whoa! 24 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,840 Here we are! Ancient China! 25 00:01:06,020 --> 00:01:07,880 Awesome! This is cool! 26 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,340 Hey look! These guys are studying the planets, 27 00:01:11,340 --> 00:01:12,220 stars, 28 00:01:12,220 --> 00:01:13,080 and time! 29 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:17,000 It's amazing how they figured out how to study stars so long ago. 30 00:01:17,180 --> 00:01:18,860 Before there were any spaceships. 31 00:01:19,060 --> 00:01:20,000 Sure is! 32 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,280 K Drew, let's go back to 2016! 33 00:01:23,620 --> 00:01:24,400 Huh?? 34 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,040 I built a time machine and we traveled over 2,000 years 35 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:29,760 just to look at some astrologists?! 36 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,400 Aaand for an ancient-Chinese selfie! 37 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,060 My favorite part of the Chinese calendar has to be what the Chinese call 38 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:41,140 The Race of the 12 Animals. 39 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:42,420 The rat, 40 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:43,300 the ox, 41 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:44,320 the tiger, 42 00:01:44,660 --> 00:01:45,300 the rabbit, 43 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:46,340 the dragon, 44 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:47,180 the snake, 45 00:01:47,460 --> 00:01:48,180 the horse, 46 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:48,960 the goat, 47 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:49,920 the monkey, 48 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:50,920 the rooster, 49 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:51,800 the dog, 50 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:52,900 and the pig. 51 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,640 The legend is that ALL the animals had to race across a big river 52 00:01:57,820 --> 00:01:59,820 and that's where the order comes from. 53 00:02:00,260 --> 00:02:02,260 The rooser, goat, and monkey 54 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,380 all work together by floating across in a raft. 55 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,100 That must've been one NOISY boat ride! 56 00:02:08,220 --> 00:02:09,480 And smelly... 57 00:02:09,740 --> 00:02:13,700 A lot of people believe that your personality comes from your animal sign. 58 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,620 In China, they call that Shenxiao. 59 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,120 That means "birth likeness." 60 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,300 So babies who are born in the year of the monkey, 61 00:02:22,300 --> 00:02:23,900 will grow up to be curious, 62 00:02:23,900 --> 00:02:25,480 smart, and 63 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,100 a little bit mischievous. 64 00:02:27,460 --> 00:02:28,560 Just like monkeys! 65 00:02:31,060 --> 00:02:34,760 But people with monkey signs are not totally like REAL monkeys. 66 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,400 My cousin was born in 2004, 67 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,200 the last year of the monkey. 68 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:41,980 And, he lives in Omaha, Nebraska. 69 00:02:42,380 --> 00:02:43,960 Definitely not the jungle! 70 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,500 And he talks like this: 71 00:02:45,740 --> 00:02:46,960 Hey, I'm Brian! 72 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,240 Not like this: 73 00:02:48,700 --> 00:02:50,700 [monkey noises] 74 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,180 He IS pretty good at climbing trees, though... 75 00:02:53,540 --> 00:02:56,300 And he does eat a LOT of bananas! 76 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,580 Okay, now let's talk about the most important Chinese New Year subject: 77 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:02,200 How to celebrate! 78 00:03:02,340 --> 00:03:03,340 Wear red. 79 00:03:03,700 --> 00:03:06,420 Red is supposed to be one of the LUCKIEST colors! 80 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,980 So you should also choose the red piece if you play any board games! 81 00:03:10,460 --> 00:03:14,360 Make red Chinese lanterns to hang for Chinese New Year decorations. 82 00:03:14,580 --> 00:03:17,240 And, eat lots of delicious dumplings! 83 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:21,420 Don't forget to go to the Chinese New Year's parade! 84 00:03:21,640 --> 00:03:24,140 You might see traditional dragon dancers! 85 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,120 No, not ACTUAL dancing dragons... 86 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,100 although that would be awesome! 87 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:36,240 Dragon dancers are actually people who carry a big colorful figure through the parade. 88 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,380 It's kind of like a big dragon puppet, that dances! 89 00:03:39,900 --> 00:03:43,060 And the last tip I have for celebrating this new year is... 90 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:44,180 Be nice! 91 00:03:44,540 --> 00:03:47,900 You'll get bad luck if you're not nice during the Chinese New Year. 92 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,560 Sooo, it's probably best to avoid your little brother until you're done celebrating. 93 00:03:54,260 --> 00:03:58,660 Okay. That's all I have for 2016, the year of the monkey! 94 00:03:59,180 --> 00:04:01,940 Which do you think is the best year to be born: 95 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,140 the year of the monkey, 96 00:04:03,380 --> 00:04:05,040 or the year of the dragon? 97 00:04:05,380 --> 00:04:07,040 Or, maybe the year of the rabbit. 98 00:04:07,740 --> 00:04:09,300 Tell me in the comments! 99 00:04:09,300 --> 00:04:15,740 And of course, click like, subscribe, and click right over here to watch more wikis with me, Nikki! 100 00:04:16,220 --> 00:04:17,080 Bye!