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In 2015, 'lambs' get more bang for buck

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By Lee Ji-hye

Though New Year’s Day has come and gone, it looks like people born in the “Year of the Lamb” will be celebrating well into 2015.

Businesses are offering up discounts to people born under the lamb, which is the eighth animal in the Chinese Zodiac.

This sign is said to represent creativity, purity, gentleness, mercy and peace. In myths, babies born in the Year of the Lamb are blessed with good fortune. Many businesses, it appears, are looking to capitalize on the fortuitous animal as well.

Here are some deals being offered to all the lambs out there ― people born in years including 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991 and 2003.

YogerPresso, a franchise coffee store, has a special deal for “lamb” customers. Throughout the month of January, all customers that prove their birth year with their personal identification cards get a free size upgrade.

Bulgogi Brothers, the barbecued beef restaurant franchise, is offering a free menu item for those born in the Year of the Lamb. More information is available at www.bulgogibros.com.

“We wish to fill our customers with luck for the year of the lamb,” the company says on its promotional poster.

At the Busan Sea Life Aquarium, up to three people who are accompanied by a “lamb” get a 30-percent discount. The offer lasts until February 28 and personal identification must be shown.

At Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, all lamb-year-born visitors are offered a special price.

Until the end of this month, entrance fees are offered at 25,000 won ($22.50) for adults ­compared to the original price of 46,000 won; with an even cheaper price of 17,000 won after 3 p.m.

Lotte World Theme Park is offering a half-price admission of 23,000 won. Students born in the Year of the Lamb get in for 20,000 won.

Seoul Land is offering a half-price discount for year-round passes (55,000 won) and all-day passes (36,000 won) for those born on the year of the lamb and one friend or family member.

Benefits extend beyond the realm of recreation as well: At Sisa Japanese Language Institute, a 10-percent discount is offered for short-term courses for university-level students.