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 ...

The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

with each year represented by an animal from the 12-year zodiac cycle. The date for Chinese New Year changes annually based ...

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.

The Lunar New Year is approaching, and based on the Chinese zodiac, this will be the Year of the Tiger. Now is the time to brush up your knowledge of the mighty third animal in the zodiac’s 12 ...

BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank will issue a set of 12 commemorative coins on Nov. 18 to celebrate the coming Chinese Year of the Snake. The set, all legal tender in China, consists ...