Chinese'Zodiac'Culture!

!'''1 Origin'Legend'''2 History'Origin'''3 About'Personality'''4 Own'Zodiac'''5 Modern'Culture

!!!!!!!!!!!In!Chinese!Zodiac,!twelve!animals!are!used!to!represent!each!year!in!turn!in!a!twelveyear!circle.!

!!!!!According!to!their!order,!the!animals!are!the!rat,&ox,&)ger,&rabbit,&dragon,&snake,&horse,&goat,&monkey,rooster,&dog&and!pig.!!

!!!!!In!each!Chinese!New!Year,!one!of!these!12!animals!is!used!to!represent!the!year.

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'''''''''''''There'are'different'legends'about'the'origin'of'the'twelve'animals'used'in'Chinese'Zodiac'Culture.'

''''''''''''One'of'the'most'popular'legends'explains'the'order'of'these'animals'and'also'why'cats'and'rats'bocome'bitter'enemies.

Original'Legend Jade'Emperor'

!!!!The'actual'history'behind'the'Chinese'Zodiac'is'hard'to'Jind.'

''''''''''It'is'believed'to'be'the'results'of'the'combination'of'animal'totems 'of'minorty'peoples'and'the'twelve'Earthly'Branches(

)'Han'people'used'to'designate'years.'

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y bng dng w j gng xn rn gu

Twelve'Earthly'Branches'( ) !!!

z chu yn mo chn s w wi shn yu x hi

Chinese'Zodiac'&'Personality

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

Find Your Animal !!!!!!

FamilyorientedSoul'of'partiesThrifty'''QickWtemperdHardWworkingOpportunist.

Rat

''''''''''''Loyalty'''Diligence''Tough'''UncompromisingMethodical''''''Traditional''Curious'''

Ox

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Courage''Strength'StrongSensitive'Passionate'Daring

Tiger

''''''''''''''''Agility''''''''''Faithfulness'''''''''Intelligent''''''''''WellWmannerd''''''''Head'for'business''''''''''''''''''A'paciJist''''''''Affectionate'''''''''Careful

Rabbit

&Vigor''Power''Proud'SelfWconJidentIntelligent'Perfectionist'!

Dragon

Great'wisdom'SoftWspoken'Deep'thinkerDifferent'

Snake !!!''''Reliability'''Cheerfullness''Attractive'''Independent'''

''''Hate'petty'rules''Explore''

''''Perceptive''''''QuickWwitted''

Horse

Strong'beliefsCompassion''EasyWgoingImaginativeCreative'TeamWworkGifted''''Sense'of'humor'''

goat!!InquisitiveIntelligentObservant'Good'at'solving'problemsSensible''

Monkey

!Active''Ambitious''Talented,'Sharp''Debate'''Woking'aloneExtravagant'in'dress'

Rooster !!!

Loyalty'''FaithfulnessSensitive'Sympathy

Dog

Studious''WellWinformedReliable'''PeaceWmakersModestUnderstanding'

Pig''One's'Own'Chinese'Zodiac'''''''''''''''''''

!!!!!!!!!!In'China,'When'pepoles'own'Zodiac'year'comes,they'shuld'wear'red'to'pray'lucky'from'the'begining'of'the'new'year.

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