2024 Year of the Dragon Chopsticks & Rest Set
SKU
0147011
€75.00
Size:
Chopstick rest H2.5cm x 6.5cm x 3.5cm, chopsticks H23.5cm x 1cm x 1cm / each
A set comprising a pair of chopsticks with terminals of coiling dragons and a feisty dragon chopstick rest makes for a charming gift. In pewter and wood.
Folk tales recount the oriental zodiac’s origins with the story of the Great Race, called by the deity the Jade Emperor to assign each year in the 12-year cycle an animal in the order they reached him by crossing a river. First past the post was the Rat, then the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
About the collection
The Dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac. Those born in the Year of the Dragon (1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024) are said to be courageous, intelligent and benevolent.