Chinese New Year Animals English
Chinese zodiac animals and the chinese new years.
Chinese new year animals english. This year 2018 is the year of the dog the 11th animal in the cycle. According to the chinese zodiac the years which are defined as the year of the rat include 1960 1972 1984 1996. The chinese name their years after 12 different animals.
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. There is a simple way to tell if this is the year of the dog. The rat is one of the 12 animals found on the chinese zodiac.
The chinese lunar calendar follows a 12 year cycle and each of the 12 years is represented by 12 animals which form the chinese zodiac. The chinese new year is one of the many colourful events celebrated in our multicultural calendar. The chinese new year animals rat.
The chinese new year animals bring along different characteristics with it in each of those years. Chinese zodiac animals and their influence on the chinese new year. Each year in the chinese calendar is named after an animal and in this lesson learners will listen to the story of how the order of the animals was decided.
The new year will be celebrated on february 16. The new year begins between january 21 and february 20. The chinese new year 2018 animal.
In order the 12 chinese horoscope animals are. 2021 is the year of metal ox starting from feb 12 2021 chinese new year and lasting to jan. Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep goat monkey rooster dog and pig.