TIL “ROOTS66,” a Japanese music festival open exclusively to musicians born in 1966—a year considered an “unlucky year”

A live event gathering artists born in 1966 -- the year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac calendar, which occurs only once every 60 years -- is set to take place in March in Tokyo and Osaka.

Due to negative superstitions about the Fire Horse year, Japan saw a significant decrease in the number of births in 1966.

First-time participant Koizumi shared, "I've been referred to as a 'woman born in the Fire Horse year' since childhood, but finally, a new generation will be born this year."

visit the official website at https://roots66.jp/ (in Japanese).

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TIL “ROOTS66,” a Japanese music festival open exclusively to musicians born in 1966—a year considered an “unlucky year”

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pawb.social

Well that can't last forever. Eventually everyone born in 1966 will have died. Then who's going to perform?

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feddit.org

The people born in 2026 which is the next year of the fire horse.

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nord.pub

I wonder how the birth rates will look for this year. It's been on the news here a few time and most people say it's just superstition, but I also know that people often say they don't believe something and act on it anyway privately.