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Chinese New Year 2012-About the Dragon Year
Chinese Zodiac
According to the Chinese tradition and lunar calendar, there are twelve different animals with different symbolic spirits in Chinese Zodiac, namely Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Cock, Dog and Pig. And your sign is determined by the year you were born. The Year of Rabbit occurs in the year of 2011, and year 2012 would be Year of Dragon.
Sign |
Characteristics |
Years |
Rat |
Careful, creative, accumulative, lustful, hoarding and doubting | 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020… |
Ox |
Patient, preserving, receptive, obstinate, methodical, proud and aggressive | 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021… |
Tiger |
Wise, compassionate, benevolent, short tempered, proud and aggressive | 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022… |
Rabbit |
Gentle, friendly, intelligent, discordant, fickle and furtive |
1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023… |
Dragon |
independent, strong-willed, aggressive, powerful, arrogant and prejudice | 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024… |
Snake |
Idealistic, Intuitive, insightful, financially secure, vain, jealous and egotistical | 1905, 1917, 1929 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025… |
Horse |
hard-working, sociable, determined, keen sighted, high sensual, talkative, easy to anger | 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026… |
Sheep |
warm-hearted, graceful, obedient, independent, creative, faithful, pessimistic and sensitive, timid | 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027… |
Monkey |
Ingenious, resourceful, curious, susceptible, impulsive, scatterbrained | 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028… |
Rooster |
Visionary, versatile, clever, selfish, poor concentration and ostentatious | 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029… |
Dog |
Honest, loyal, respectful, stubborn, assertive and demanding | 1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030… |
Pig |
Serious, just, good disposition, reckless, impatient and inflexible | 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031… |
Symbolic Meanings of Dragon
Dragon is the only imaginary animal in Chinese Zodiac, but enjoys a top statue that no any other animals can compare with. To Chinese, dragon is a fetish that controls the forces of nature and can speed across the sky; they respect and adore dragon, treat it as an auspicious symbol. People praise the dragon as much miraculous and great as possible and have created plenty of legends about dragon, which is said to be an animal with all spirits of wild nature, comprehension and intelligence. Chinese nation also regarded themselves as the descendants of dragon; and in ancient dynasties, emperors are believed the incarnations of dragons from the heaven, enjoyed the title the Son of Heaven.
According to Chinese, the year of dragon is always the luckiest year, and people are born in the dragon year enjoy many characteristics as dragon, like ambitious, unpredictable, venturous, romantic, indifferent, and appearing as a Mr. big.
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