Chinese'Zodiac'Culture!

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!!!!!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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Origin'Legend
History'Origin
About'Personality
Own'Zodiac
Modern'Culture

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''''''''' Original'Legend

'''''''''''''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.

!!!!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.'

Jade'
Emperor'

!Ten'Heavenly'Stems(
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Chinese'Zodiac'
&'Personality

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Find Your Animal

Rat

Ox

Tiger

Ox

Rabbit Dragon Snake

Horse

Sheep Monkey Rooster

Dog

'''''''''''
'Loyalty'''
Diligence''
Tough'''
Uncompromising
Methodical''''''
Traditional''
Curious'''

Pig

Rat

Familyoriented
Soul'of'parties
Thrifty'''
QickWtemperd
HardWworking
Opportunist.

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Courage''
Strength'
Strong
Sensitive'
Passionate'
Daring

Tiger

Rabbit

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

Snake
Great'wisdom'
SoftWspoken'
Deep'thinker
Different'

Dragon
&
Vigor''
Power''
Proud'
SelfWconJident
Intelligent'
Perfectionist'!

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Horse
''''Reliability'''
Cheerfullness''
Attractive'''
Independent'''
''''Hate'petty'rules''
Explore''
''''Perceptive''
''''QuickWwitted''

goat

Rooster

Strong'beliefs
Compassion''
EasyWgoing
Imaginative
Creative'
TeamWwork
Gifted''''
Sense'of'humor'''

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Active''
Ambitious''
Talented,'
Sharp''
Debate'''
Woking'alone
Extravagant'in'dress'

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Inquisitive
Intelligent
Observant'

Monkey

Good'at'solving'problems

Sensible''

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Loyalty'''
Faithfulness
Sensitive'
Sympathy

Dog

Pig

Studious''
WellWinformed
Reliable'''
PeaceWmakers
Modest
Understanding'

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

''One's'Own'Chinese'Zodiac
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'''''Chinese'Zodiac'&'Culture'

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ornament

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