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KNOW YOUR ANIMAL SIGN
The Chinese animal signs are a 12-year cycle used for dating the years. They represent a cyclical concept of time, rather than the Western linear concept of time. The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed in a different fashion than the Western solar calendar. In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February. The Chinese have adopted the Western calendar since 1911, but the lunar calendar is still used for festive occasions such as the Chinese New Year. Many Chinese calendars will print both the solar dates and the Chinese lunar dates.
The animal signs also serve a useful social function for finding out people’s ages. Instead of asking directly how old a person is, people often ask what is his or her animal sign. This would place that person’s age within a cycle of 12 years, and with a bit of common sense, we can deduce the exact age.
More often, though, people ask for animal signs not to compute a person’s exact numerical age, but to simply know who is older among friends and acquaintances.
ZODIAC CHART
The rotating cycle of twelve animal signs was a folk method for naming the years in traditional China. The animal signs for one another in an established order, and are repeated every twelve years. 1976 was the Year of the Dragon, and 1977 was the year of the Snake.
| RAT |
1936 |
1948 |
1960 |
1972 |
1984 |
1996 |
| OX |
1937 |
1949 |
1961 |
1973 |
1985 |
1997 |
| TIGER |
1938 |
1950 |
1962 |
1974 |
1986 |
1998 |
| RABBIT |
1939 |
1951 |
1963 |
1975 |
1987 |
1999 |
| DRAGON |
1940 |
1952 |
1964 |
1976 |
1988 |
2000 |
| SNAKE |
1941 |
1953 |
1965 |
1977 |
1989 |
2001 |
| HORSE |
1942 |
1954 |
1966 |
1978 |
1990 |
2002 |
| SHEEP |
1943 |
1955 |
1967 |
1979 |
1991 |
2003 |
| MONKEY |
1944 |
1956 |
1968 |
1980 |
1992 |
2004 |
| ROOSTER |
1945 |
1957 |
1969 |
1981 |
1993 |
2005 |
| DOG |
1946 |
1958 |
1970 |
1982 |
1994 |
2006 |
| PIG |
1947 |
1959 |
1971 |
1983 |
1995 |
2007 |
 RAT-RatSare born under the sign of charm and aggressive- ness. They are expressive and talka- tive. They like to party and spend time with their friends. Rats usually have more acquaintances than real friends but they revere and cherish those close to them. Rats are self-contained, quick-witted, perfection- ists, confident and usually have good instinct. They are also very organized and talented. Rats make good businessmen or politicians. Rats are not romantic, but they are sensual and loving. They are also very loyal and devoted to their families.
Famous Rat personalities :
Pope John Paul, William Shakespeare, Karim Aga Khan, Yues St. Laurent, Prince Charles
 OX- Oxen are hard working and persistent. They hold their high standards as a model and severely judge those who don’t aspire to maintain these same ideals. Oxen are not very social. They are family oriented, conservative, faithful and very responsible. They are also very observant and have remarkable memories. Oxen can succeed in arts , a contracting business, or an estate. They can also be good surgeons. On one hand, Oxen are stubborn and dogmatic, while on the other, they are patient and caring.
Famous Ox personalities :
Jawaharlal Nehru, Sachin Tendulkar, Ratan Tata, Walt Disney, Richard Nixon, Margaret Thatcher, Adolf Hitler
 TIGER-“Born leader’ is the keyword for the Tigers. Noble and fearless, Tiger are respected for their courage, even from those working against them. Tigers are tempestuous, yet calm, warm-hearted, yet fearsome; courageous in the face of danger, yet yielding and soft in mysterious, unexpected ways. Tigers are hardworking and dynamic. They make money, but are not directly interested in it. Tigers are sensitive, emotional, passionate & romantic. They are capable of great love, but are extremely possessive. The real challenge for the Tiger is to grasp the true meaning of moderation.
Famous Tiger personalities :
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Queen Elizabeth II, Marilyn Monroe
 RABBIT- Rabbit is the most delicate amongst all the 12 animals. They are usually kind, sweet and very popular. Rabbits are famous for their artistic sense and good taste, and are usually well dressed. Rabbits are pessimistic, conservative and insecure. They don’t like to argue and enjoy quiet, peaceful lives. They will undertake nothing before they have weighed the pros and cons from very angle. Rabbits can be great partners in a relationship. They are romantic, faithful, sentimental & compa- ssionate and never lack suitors.
Famous Rabbit personalities :
Sarojini Naidu, David Rockefeller, Fidel Castro, Albert Einstein,
 DRAGON-As the noble animal symbol that represents the Chinese emperors, Dragons are born leaders and masters of ceremonies. They are feisty and gifted with power and luck. Dragons are idealists, perfectionists, aggressive and determined. They are born thinking they are perfect. Dragons are real big mouths and their words often outrun their thoughts. They are enthusiastic to the point of impetuosity, and they lose their temper easily. The dragon is gifted, intelligent, tenacious, willing and generous and is never disappointed in love. The women of this sign are surrounded by admires.
Famous Dragon personalities :
John Lennon, Yehudi Menuhin, Che Guevara
 SNAKES- Snakes have always been seducers of human beings. They are born charming and popular and are spotlight magnets, yet they are never noisy or deliberately outspoken, and they have excellent manners. Most people are secretly or hopelessly in love with Snakes. The Snakes never waste time in idle gossip. They think often and deeply. They are intellectuals, philosophers and cerebral persons. Generally, Snakes are careful about money, but are generous with friends and family. In love, the Snake male is romantic and charming and the female is usually beautiful and successful. If Snakes choose a partner, they are jealous and possessive, even if they are no longer in love.
Famous Snake personalities :
Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Shahrukh Khan, Mao Tse Ttmg, John. F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln
 HORSE - Horses are active and energetic. They have plenty of sex appeal. They are quick-witted, cunning and well-dressed. Chinese believe that all Horses invariably leave home young. A Horse’s inner self remains powerfully rebellious and they have boundless energy and ambition. Horses are not blooded, impatient, egoist and selfish. But they are also good workers and handle money well. In their relationship with the opposite sex, Horses are weak. They will give up everything for love, as they need and crave intimacy.
Famous Horse personalities :
Amitabh Bachchan, F. D. Roosevelt, Nikita Khrushchev, Chris Evert
 SHEEP - Sheep are elegant, charming, artistic, gifted and ford of nature but they are also insecure. They need to feel loved and protected. Sheep are dreamers, pessimists, hesitant and over-anxious. They are obsessed with their appearance which plays an enormous part in their sense of personal stability. They enjoy reading books about horoscope and fortune-telling. Sheep make good craftsmen, artists and writers and can confidently take up any career demanding artistic talents and creativities. Sheep are very romantic, sensitive and sweet, and with their gentle and caring nature, it is hard to resist them.
Famous Sheep personalities :
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Bill Gates, Barbara Walter, Muhammad Ali, King George IV,
 MONKEY - Monkeys are fun-loving people who are always cheerful and energetic. Sociable and diplomatic as they may appear, they can be deceptive sometimes. They hide their opinions of others beneath their friendliness, though they don’t hide their emotions. Some say Monkeys are self-centered, some say they are opportunists and others say they are guileful, but Monkeys couldn’t care less because they are also indifferent. As friends, Monkeys are both loyal and devoted, and as lovers, they can be passionate and yet flighty. They fall in love easily but also get tired of the relationship fast and move on.
Famous Monkey personalities :
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Dhirubhai Ambani, Watter Matthau
 ROOSTER - Roosters are very observant and have a very keen ‘sixth-sense’. They are neither complicated nor profound, rather, they are very forthright and straightforward. Roosters like to be noticed and flattered but in their heart, they are completely conservative. They are multitalented and make excellent trouble shooters, detectives, doctors, nurses and psychiatrists. The main virtue in Rooster’s character is loyalty and they make devoted friends. When they love and admire someone, they will go to any extreme to keep them happy.
Famous Rooster personalities :
Subhas Chandra Bose, Mukesh Ambani, Prince Phillip, King George IV, Elton John, Pope Paul VI
 DOG - Dogs are honest, faithful and sincere, and they enjoy helping people. They are not good at socializing, but are intelligent, caring and good listeners and have the most profound sense of duty. Dogs are also very reliable in keeping secrets because they don’t like to gossip. They make splendid captains of industry, priests and educators, critics, or doctors. Dogs make absolutely the best and most honorable companions on earth. They enter a relationship where they are the givers and their partner is the taker. They are usually very generous and loyal, and in love, they are honest and straightforward.
Famous Dog personalities :
Mother Teresa, Sonia Gandhi, Sir Winston Churchil, Elvis Presley,
 PIG - Pigs are models of sincerity, purity, tolerance and honour. They are careful, caring, obliging and chivalrous, which is why Pigs are admired the most. Pigs constantly sacrifice their own happiness and comfort for the sake of others. Pigs are loyal, faithful and giving but rarely ask for help and can not graciously accept it. Manners, breeding and good taste are of enormous importance to them. Pigs are born with an excellent nose for style in everything. In relationships, Pigs are sensitive, sweet and caring. They are romantic certainly the ‘marriage’ type, but they are also possessive, jealous and exclusive.
Famous Pig personalities :
Bryan Adams, Elton John, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Spielberg
All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox's back, and won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.
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