To make this calendar special ... And so, the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac were chosen, each with their unique qualities and traits that continue to influence the lives and personalities ...

This is because the lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar don't line up exactly. We have added this information to the print out. Find out what each Chinese zodiac animal represents.

Technically speaking the animal doesn’t change until a few ... in relation to the Sun—it’s therefore a lunisolar calendar. The Chinese Lunar New Year always begins on the day of the second ...

and it goes a little like this… The story goes that a race was organised by the Jade Emperor - one of the most important gods in traditional Chinese religion - who invited all the animals in the ...

Chinese astrology is a complex system ... water and wood, and the 12 animals of the zodiac. It follows a lunisolar calendar, which is dictated by the rhythms of the solar system.

Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar, meaning it falls on a different date each year, usually between January 21 and ...

Determined by the lunar calendar, the Chinese New Year festival ... Every new year introduces another animal from the Chinese zodiac and its attributes. Currently, we are in the year of the ...

But the pig, the last animal on the Chinese zodiac calendar, is considered unclean by Muslims and a sin to consume. So does this cause problems for people celebrating lunar new year in Muslim ...

In the Vietnamese Lunar calendar, the Buffalo is the second animal, taking the place of the Ox in the Chinese Zodiac. Like the Ox, the Buffalo is believed to be industrious, patient, slow and steady.