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Chinese Horoscopes
Quoted from the book
"Streamline English DERECTIONS , PETER VINEY "
of Oxford university Press
First Printed 1985
Page 1 Astrology is based upon your month of birth.
Traditional Chinese astrology is different.
It's based on your year of birth.
There are twelve signs, too, but they
are named after animals.
The Chinese New Year falls on a different
date each year, but it begins somewhere
between mid-January and mid-February.
You will have to use the chart below to find out
your Chinese sign.
The twelve-year cycle begins with the year of the Rat,
which this century first fell in 1900, so is easy
to calculate Chinese years.
The legend is that the order was decided thousands
of years ago by Buddha, who called animals
to a New Year meeting.
Only twelve came, and the years were named
after the twelve animals in the order in which
they arrived.
First was the aggressive Rat,
second was the hard-working Ox.
Then came the smiling Tiger,
followed by the cautious Rabbit.
The showy Dragon came next,
then the wise Snake.
the gifted Horse was next, followed by the gentle Goat,
then the merry Monkey and the proud Rooster.
Last were the faithful Dog and the honest Pig.
People born in specific years are suppose to have
characteristics of the year's animal.
This should not be taken too seriously.
The animal are symbols, and the Chinese idea
of each animal's character is often difference
from a traditional Western view.
The interesting thing about the cycle of Chinese year's
is that they relate to the cycles of change in the Sun,
which is known to affect the Earth's weather,
and may also relate to earthquakes and
electrical changes in the atmosphere.
It's up to you how seriously you take them.
Anyway, it makes a change when someone
comes up to you and say,
"I can always tell people's birth signs – you're
a Virgo".
You can always reply by saying,
"And I can always tell people's Chinese signs You're a Pig.