Chinese Calendar Animals Meaning
Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog and Pig.
Chinese calendar animals meaning. 1960 1972 1984 1996. With a round and fat face the Pig is the symbol of wealth felicity honesty and practicality in Chinese zodiac culture. In order to fairly resolve the conflict the gods had them race across a river.
Wuxíng refers to the five elements - Jin metal Mu wood Shui water Huo fire and Tu earth. The theory of the five elements thinks that the world is composed of these five elements and. Chinese zodiac 生肖shēngxiào is based on a twelve year cycle with each year of the lunar calendar in the cycle associated with an animal sign.
2014 is The Year of the Horse. In Chinese astrology there are 12 Chinese Zodiac signs. There will not be another Horse Year for 12 years making 2026 the next Chinese Horse Year.
Twelve animals represent the Chinese zodiac signs or sheng xiao translating to born resemblance. Pig Element Water Yin 4th Trine. Chinese Calendar Animals Month Animals.
The 12 animals in the Western Zodiac in contrast are assigned to each solar month. The twelve zodiac animals are in order. Therefore it is unsurprising that month animals are called Inner Animals since they represent your inner animal.
In Chinese decorative arts pictured animals are representations for various aspects of life. Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog and the boar. In order theyre the Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat or Sheep.