The Chinese mark each year with a corresponding animal. There are 12 animals in the
. 2012 is the year of the dragon. The order of the animals is based on the following legend.
There are several versions of the story of the origin of the Chinese Zodiac. One is that the
often forgot his age so to make it easier to calculate his age, he decided to select 12 animals to represent each year. He invited all the animals of the world to gather at a certain place, some say a banquet, at a certain time. The first 12 to arrive were to be rewarded with a year named after each one.
The night before the meeting, the cat and the rat agreed to wake each other up to begin the journey together. However, the rat didn’t keep his promise and the cat overslept. By the time the cat arrived, the meeting was already over. The other animals took their time making it to the venue except the ox. The ox knew he was a much slower walker so he began the journey the night before.
The ox walked all night but he was unaware that the rat had been riding on his head the entire journey. Just before the ox arrived, the rat jumped over him and took the first spot in the zodiac. Some versions of the story have the rat climbing on the ox just before crossing a river and then jumping to the finish line. The rest of the animals arrived in the following order: tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
In the beginning, the Chinese Zodiac was used as a convenient way to count the years and keep track of one’s age. During the
, the 12 animals were linked to the year of a person’s birth. When a Chinese baby is born, his or her animal sign is said to reveal his or her character. A person's Chinese Zodiac sign is also used to figure out one’s fortune. Marriage partners' compatibility is also determined by their animal signs.
To find your Chinese Zodiac sign, look for your date of birth. The corresponding animal is your Chinese Zodiac sign.
| If You Were Born During These Dates | Then Your Chinese Zodiac Sign Is |
| 02/20/1920 â€" 02/07/1921 | Monkey |
| 02/08/1921 â€" 01/27/1922 | Rooster |
| 01/28/1922 â€" 02/15/1923 | Dog |
| 02/16/1923 â€" 02/04/1924 | Pig |
| 02/05/1924 â€" 01/23/1925 | Rat |
| 01/24/1925 â€" 02/12/1926 | Ox |
| 02/13/1926 â€" 02/01/1927 | Tiger |
| 02/02/1927 â€" 01/22/1928 | Rabbit |
| 01/23/1928 â€" 02/09/1929 | Dragon |
| 02/10/1929 â€" 01/29/1930 | Snake |
| 01/30/1930 â€" 02/16/1931 | Horse |
| 02/17/1931 â€" 02/05/1932 | Goat |
| 02/06/1932 â€" 01/25/1933 | Monkey |
| 01/26/1933 â€" 02/13/1934 | Rooster |
| 02/14/1934 â€" 02/03/1935 | Dog |
| 02/04/1935 â€" 01/23/1936 | Pig |
| 01/24/1936 â€" 02/10/1937 | Rat |
| 02/11/1937 â€" 01/30/1938 | Ox |
| 01/31/1938 â€" 02/18/1939 | Tiger |
| 02/19/1939 â€" 02/07/1940 | Rabbit |
| 02/08/1940 â€" 01/26/1941 | Dragon |
| 01/27/1941 â€" 02/14/1942 | Snake |
| 02/15/1942 â€" 02/04/1943 | Horse |
| 02/05/1943 â€" 01/24/1944 | Goat |
| 01/25/1944 â€" 02/12/1945 | Monkey |
| 02/13/1945 â€" 02/01/1946 | Rooster |
| 02/02/1946 â€" 01/21/1947 | Dog |
| 01/22/1947 â€" 02/09/1948 | Pig |
| 02/10/1948 â€" 01/28/1949 | Rat |
| 01/29/1949 â€" 02/16/1950 | Ox |
| 02/17/1950 â€" 02/05/1951 | Tiger |
| 02/06/1951 â€" 01/26/1952 | Rabbit |
| 01/27/1952 â€" 02/13/1953 | Dragon |
| 02/14/1953 â€" 02/02/1954 | Snake |
| 02/03/1954 = 01/23/1955 | Horse |
| 01/24/1955 â€" 02/11/1956 | Goat |
| 02/12/1956 â€" 01/30/1957 | Monkey |
| 01/31/1957 â€" 02/17/1958 | Rooster |
| 02/18/1958 â€" 02/07/1959 | Dog |
| 02/08/1959 â€" 01/27/1960 | Pig |
| 01/28/1960 â€" 02/14/1961 | Rat |
| 02/15/1961 â€" 02/04/1962 | Ox |
| 02/05/1962 â€" 01/24/1963 | Tiger |
| 01/25/1963 â€" 02/12/1964 | Rabbit |
| 02/13/1964 â€" 02/01/1965 | Dragon |
| 02/02/1965 â€" 01/20/1966 | Snake |
| 01/21/1966 â€" 02/08/1967 | Horse |
| 02/09/1967 â€" 01/29/1968 | Goat |
| 01/30/1968 â€" 02/16/1969 | Monkey |
| 02/17/1969 â€" 02/05/1970 | Rooster |
| 02/06/1970 â€" 01/26/1971 | Dog |
| 01/27/1971 â€" 02/14/1972 | Pig |
| 02/15/1972 â€" 02/02/1973 | Rat |
| 02/03/1973 â€" 01/22/1974 | Ox |
| 01/23/1974 â€" 02/10/1975 | Tiger |
| 02/11/1975 â€" 01/30/1976 | Rabbit |
| 01/31/1976 â€" 02/17/1977 | Dragon |
| 02/18/1977 â€" 02/06/1978 | Snake |
| 02/07/1978 â€" 01/27/1979 | Horse |
| 01/28/1979 â€" 02/15/1980 | Goat |
| 02/16/1980 â€" 02/04/1981 | Monkey |
| 02/05/1981 â€" 01/24/1982 | Rooster |
| 01/25/1982 â€" 02/12/1983 | Dog |
| 02/13/1983 â€" 02/01/1984 | Pig |
| 02/02/1984 â€" 02/19/1985 | Rat |
| 02/20/1985 â€" 02/08/1986 | Ox |
| 02/09/1986 â€" 01/28/1987 | Tiger |
| 01/29/1987 â€" 02/16/1988 | Rabbit |
| 02/17/1988 â€" 02/05/1989 | Dragon |
| 02/06/1989 â€" 01/26/1990 | Snake |
| 01/27/1990 â€" 02/14/1991 | Horse |
| 02/15/1991 â€" 02/03/1992 | Goat |
| 02/04/1992 â€" 01/22/1993 | Monkey |
| 01/23/1993 â€" 02/09/1994 | Rooster |
| 02/10/1994 â€" 01/30/1995 | Dog |
| 01/31/1995 â€" 02/18/1996 | Pig |
| 02/19/1996 â€" 02/06/1997 | Rat |
| 02/07/1997 â€" 01/27/1998 | Ox |
| 01/28/1998 â€" 02/15/1999 | Tiger |
| 02/16/1999 â€" 02/04/2000 | Rabbit |
| 02/05/2000 â€" 01/23/2001 | Dragon |
| 01/24/2001 â€" 02/11/2002 | Snake |
| 02/12/2002 â€" 01/31/2003 | Horse |
| 02/01/2003 â€" 01/21/2004 | Goat |
| 01/22/2004 â€" 02/08/2005 | Monkey |
| 02/09/2005 â€" 01/28/2006 | Rooster |
| 01/29/2006 â€" 02/17/2007 | Dog |
| 02/18/2007 â€" 02/06/2008 | Pig |
| 02/07/2008 â€" 01/25/2009 | Rat |
| 01/26/2009 â€" 02/13/2010 | Ox |
| 02/14/2010 â€" 02/02/2011 | Tiger |
| 02/03/2011 â€" 01/22/2012 | Rabbit |
| 01/23/2012 - | Dragon |
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