A&E Looking ahead to the year of... Published on Jan. 3, 2016 Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print YEAR OF THE CAMELIDS: Camels and llamas didn’t make the official cut at the U.N., but it’s still their year. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This Image YEAR OF PULSES: Legumes such as lentils, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, and pinto beans are good for your heart. TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES YEAR OF ALLIUM, BEGONIA, CARROT, AND DELPHINIUM: A bulb, an annual, an edible, and a perennial have plants covered. ASSOCIATED PRESS YEAR OF GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING: The globe faces many challenges to sustain life. ASSOCIATED PRESS YEAR OF WATER: Attention to this element helps our drinking water. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image YEAR OF THE MONKEY: It’s the monkey’s year in the Chinese Zodiac after Feb. 8. ASSOCIATED PRESS YEAR OF MERCY: Pope Francis wants the Church to find mercy from Dec. 8, 2015, to Nov. 20. ASSOCIATED PRESS YEAR OF STALIN: Joseph Stalin gets his own museum in Penza, Russia. ASSOCIATED PRESS Related Items Toledo Magazine Recommended for you Click to comment