Co-translator and co-annotator Joanna C. Lee explained that the editions are adapted for the modern reader, so the entries start on Jan 1, rather than the actual first day of the Year of the Rooster , and extend beyond Dec 31 to Feb 16, 2018, the day the Year of the Dog begins. Which is lucky, because, as Lee points out, the new volume includes the “hilarious” prognostication for this year’s US presidential inauguration day.