Among other pig years circling in a lunar cyclic numeral system, the red pig year is believed to be the most auspicious pig year, according to a research of the National Folk Museum of Korea.

The red pig year is considered a year of booming businesses and family.

More interestingly, this year is strongly believed to be the “Year of the Golden Pig,’’ which only comes around every 600 years, according to fortunetellers, a rumor that emerged in Korea and China.”

Chinese astrology, based on a lunar calendar, features 12 birth signs, each standing for a specific year and symbolized by an animal. Last year, for example, was the Year of the Dog, a sign associated with loyalty and considered a good time to get married.

Each year is also linked with one of five elements: wood, metal, fire, earth and water. This year is a Fire Pig Year, which occurs once every 60 years. But because it’s the 10th Fire Pig Year in a 600-year cycle, that makes it golden, says Marie Diamond, a feng shui expert who writes Chinese horoscopes for AOL.”