Chinese New Year Of Animals

Many people believe that your zodiac year 本命年 ben ming nian is lucky.

Chinese new year of animals. In order the 12 chinese horoscope animals are. Year of the rat.

Each year getting linked to different animals got different traits of these twelve animals. There are many interesting myths relating to the 12 zodiac and where they came from my favourite being the race between the animals which gives us the order of the zodiac. 1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028.

The chinese zodiac is made up of 12 animals which change each year on a rotating cycle. The first of the twelve chinese new year animals is the rat followed by ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog and pig. Chinese astrology what s your zodiac animal.

Find your animal sign below and let us know if its character traits sound like you. The ox can also be identified as the cow or the water buffalo.

The year of the ox is observed after the completion of the year of the rat and the years of the ox in the past include 1961 1973 1985 1997 and 2009. According to the asian astrology your year of birth and the animal this represents determin. Year of the ox.

As it happens this upcoming chinese new year 2014 celebrates the year of the horse. Based on a 12 year cycle the sheng xiao birth likeness is represented by 12 different animals and calculated according to the lunar calendar. In reality it is otherwise.