cometrue Posted February 9, 2004 at 01:24 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 at 01:24 PM How to work out your animal sign? The legend is that Buddha called all the animals to come before him, but only twelve arrived. The rat was the first to arrive followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, cock, dog and finally the pig. In return, each was given a year to express their personality. Every year, month, day and time of birth denotes one of these animals and their characteristics. The interplay between different animals together with the five elements is the key to every personality. The animals are Yin and Yang. The animals in the years ending with an even number are Yang, and those ending with an odd number are Yin. The rat, tiger, dragon, horse, monkey and dog are Yang. The ox, rabbit, snake, goat, cock and pig are Yin. The Chinese New Year is on a different date each time, as the lunar calendar doesn’t exactly match with the solar calendar. This is why the year of each animal begins on various dates in January and February. A person born before the Chinese New Year belongs to the animal of the previous year. 1924 Feb 5th 1925 Jan 24th 1926 Feb 13th 1927 Feb 2nd 1928 Jan 23rd 1929 Feb 10th 1930 Jan 30th 1931 Feb 17th 1932 Feb 6th 1933 Jan 26th 1934 Feb 14th 1935 Feb 4th 1936 Jan 24th 1937 Feb 11th 1938 Jan 31st 1939 Feb 19th 1940 Feb 8th 1941 Jan 27th 1942 Feb 15th 1943 Feb 5th 1944 Jan 25th 1945 Feb 13th 1946 Feb 2nd 1947 Jan 22nd 1948 Feb 10th 1949 Jan 29th 1950 Feb 17th 1951 Feb 6th 1952 Jan 27th 1953 Feb 14th 1954 Feb 3rd 1955 Jan 24th 1956 Feb 12th 1957 Jan 31st 1958 Feb 18th 1959 Feb 8th 1960 Jan 28th 1961 Feb 15th 1962 Feb 5th 1963 Jan 25th 1964 Feb 13th 1965 Feb 2nd 1966 Jan 21st 1967 Feb 9th 1968 Jan 30th 1969 Feb 17th 1970 Feb 6th 1971 Jan 27th 1972 Feb 15th 1973 Feb 3rd 1974 Jan 23rd 1975 Feb 11th 1976 Jan 31st 1977 Feb 18th 1978 Feb 7th 1979 Jan 28th 1980 Feb 16th 1981 Feb 5th 1982 Jan 25th 1983 Feb 13th 1984 Feb 2nd 1985 Feb 20th 1986 Feb 9th 1987 Jan 29th 1988 Feb 17th 1989 Feb 6th 1990 Jan 27th 1991 Feb 15th 1992 Feb 4th 1993 Jan 23rd 1994 Feb 10th 1995 Jan 31st 1996 Feb 18th 1997 Feb 8th 1998 Jan 29th 1999 Feb 16th 2000 Feb 6th 2001 Jan 26th The Chinese animal signs, corresponding to the year of birth, are given below: Rat 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 Yang Ox 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 Yin Tiger 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 Yang Rabbit 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 Yin Dragon 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 Yang Snake 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 Yin Horse 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 Yang Goat 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 Yin Monkey 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 Yang Cock 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 Yin Dog 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 Yang Pig 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 Yin Each month too corresponds with an animal sign. The table is given below: (The date of every month has to be in coordination with the date on which the Chinese New Year starts.) Animal Sign Month Tiger February Rabbit March Dragon April Snake May Horse June Goat July Monkey August Cock September Dog October Pig November Rat December Ox January The time of the birth also has the characteristics of the symbolic animals. The table is given below: Rat 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ox 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. Tiger 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Rabbit 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Dragon 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Snake 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Horse 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Goat 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monkey 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cock 5 p.m to 7 p.m. Dog 7 p.m to 9 p.m. Pig 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. The full, detailed Chinese horoscope needs to take the time, month and year of birth into account for more accurate conclusions, but popularly, the 12 animal signs are used to determine the compatibility between couples. [/code] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wix Posted February 10, 2004 at 09:48 AM Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 at 09:48 AM Interesting post cometrue. I was born in February a few days before Chinese New Year so my sign is actually that of the year before. However, it is surprising the number of Chinese people that are confused by this and think that I should actually take the sign of the year of my birth and disregard the date of the lunar new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometrue Posted February 10, 2004 at 06:36 PM Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 at 06:36 PM Interesting post cometrue. I was born in February a few days before Chinese New Year so my sign is actually that of the year before. However, it is surprising the number of Chinese[/i'] people that are confused by this and think that I should actually take the sign of the year of my birth and disregard the date of the lunar new year. thank you! yeah, i would be confused by that too, if you'd not shown me your birthday in lunar calendar, except checking above topic first. actually it was written by a 老外, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jasmine Posted March 2, 2004 at 11:39 PM Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 at 11:39 PM This is interesting ....welll i was born in sheep sign...whatever it is called..well star is capricorn.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 杨兴业 Posted March 13, 2004 at 11:18 AM Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 at 11:18 AM aiyah, that's very good cometrue! but...i already seen it lol let's see if you know the conclusion. i'll give you my time, month, year. i'm born in the year 1987. that's rabbit. i'm born in may. that's snake. i'm born in 7:45am that's dragon. what traits, personality do i have? tell me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometrue Posted March 13, 2004 at 11:26 AM Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 at 11:26 AM aiyah' date=' that's very good cometrue!but...i already seen it lol let's see if you know the conclusion. i'll give you my time, month, year. i'm born in the year 1987. that's rabbit. i'm born in may. that's snake. i'm born in 7:45am that's dragon. what traits, personality do i have? tell me [/quote'] my conclusion is: you are a teenager! hehe, im really not good at this! BTW, there's a bank called "福建兴业银行” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometrue Posted March 13, 2004 at 11:33 AM Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 at 11:33 AM This is interesting ....welll i was born in sheep sign...whatever it is called..well star is capricorn.. so, 1979? 1991? i m sure it's not 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuo500 Posted March 13, 2004 at 12:12 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 at 12:12 PM I'm a dog! *woof* an ox! *moo* then a rabbit! *ummm.... chirp?* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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