You probably know there are 12 chinese zodiac animals used to represent years 2021 is the year of the ox zodiac signs play an integral part in chinese culture and can be used to determine your fortune for the year marriage compatability career fit best times to have a baby and so much more.
Chinese new year calendar animal.
People born in the year of the rat are traditionally considered to be imaginative generous successful popular and curious.
11 2021 rat is a yang animal and the 1st animal in the chinese zodiac marking the start of a new cycle.
Year of the ox.
2020 is a year of the rat.
The 12 year cycle is an approximation to the 11 85 year orbital period of jupiter.
The following year in the chinese zodiac is the year of the ox which starts on friday february 12 2021.
There is an animal representing each year but the year is defined by chinese lunar calendar not the gregorian year you are familiar with from jan.
The year of the rat begins on chinese new year ending the year of the boar.
Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig.
Based on a 12 year cycle the sheng xiao birth likeness is represented by 12 different animals and calculated according to the lunar calendar.
The dates of chinese lunar new year vary every year but will fall on a day in january or february.
2020 is the year of metal rat starting from jan.
This year s animal sign is the rat from 2020 01 25 to 2021 02 11.
Originating from china the zodiac and its variations remain popular in many east asian countries such as japan south korea vietnam cambodia.
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However things are not that easy.
Chinese zodiac 生肖shēngxiào is based on a twelve year cycle with each year of the lunar calendar in the cycle associated with an animal sign.
The chinese zodiac or shengxiao shnng sshyao born resembling is a repeating cycle of 12 years with each year being represented by an animal and its reputed attributes.
Chinese new year calendar the coming chinese new year is 2021 02 12 which is 138 days away.