Chinese New Year Animals And Elements

Chinese years also evolve in cycles of ten years each.

Chinese new year animals and elements. The zodiac is based on chinese astrology. The 12 animals in order are.

At the time of this writing the chinese new year is approaching in just a few days in light of this upcoming occasion i thought it would be fun to take a look at chinese zodiac signs and give a symbolic summary according to the chinese zodiac animal ruling over each year to. Updated september 26 2018 the chinese zodiac consists of 12 animals and five elements. Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig.

Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep goat monkey rooster dog and pig. These animals include the tiger the rat the rabbit the sheep the dragon the pig the ox the horse the dog the monkey the snake and the rooster. Ox is a yin animal and the 2nd animal in the chinese zodiac marking the start of a new cycle.

As per the chinese myth the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has extreme influences on his or her behavior. The five elements earth metal wood fire and water are believed to be the fundamental roots of the universe between which interactions occur. 2021 is the year of metal ox starting from feb 12 2021 chinese new year and lasting to jan.

Chinese zodiac animals and their influence on the chinese new year. The first of the twelve chinese new year animals is the rat followed by ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep. Year of the ox.

The animals recur across a 12 year cycle while the elements persist for two years repeating thusly on a 10 year cycle. Chinese zodiac five elements wu xing in chinese pinyin. As a result the same animal and element combinations recur only every 60 years.