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The twelve Chinese New Year animals are (more often called Chinese Zodiac animals):
- Rat
- Ox
- Tiger
- Rabbit
- Dragon
- Snake
- Horse
- Ram
- Monkey
- Rooster
- Dog
- Pig
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoTwelve basic signs: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
These are of course modified by the attributes of wood, fire, water, earth and metal so you get fire pigs, water horses etc. for a complete cycle of 60 years.
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∙ 10y agoThe Chinese New Year is not comprised of dates. Instead, it is made up by years. The current year is the year of the horse. The list will go down as follows:
- Horse (2014)
- Sheep (2015)
- Monkey (2016)
- Rooster (2017)
- Dog (2018)
- Pig (2019)
- Rat (2020)
- Ox (2021)
- Tiger (2022)
- Rabbit (2023)
- Dragon (2024)
- Snake (2025)
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∙ 14y agoThere are twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac. Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
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∙ 13y agoThere are 12 zodiac animals (in order)
Rat
Ox
Tiger
Rabit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig
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∙ 14y agoRat
OX
Tiger
Rabbit (Cat)
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat (Sheep)
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig (Boar)
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∙ 10y agoIf you are referring to the year 2014, it is the year of the horse.
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∙ 15y agoThe Chinese zodiac is a twelve year cycle with a different animal for each year.
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∙ 13y agoTwelve if you count the mythical dragon.
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Is this correctly written there are a total of twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac system?
Yes (As far as I can tell) Rangiku_Awata: just wanting to know how many animals are there in the Chinese zodiac can you give me a specific number?
Why is the Chinese zodiac system important to the Chinese?
The Chinese zodiac system is important as it relates to the cultural history of the Chinese people and their strong belief in fortune and luck. Therefore, the animals of the zodiac, and one's identification with each animal, traditionally governed many important choices in Chinese life such as choice of a spouse.
What animals are found on a Chinese zodiac calendar?
Animals that are found on the Chinese zodiac calender include: rats, tigers, rabbits, dragons and many others. Each animal represents a certain trait of characteristics for people born between different months and dates.
How many years has it been since the Chinese Zodiac was invented?
The Chinese Zodiac was created many years ago by the Chinese people in 2637 BC. Therefore because it is 2011 the Chinese Zodiac was invented 3000 years ago today.
How many in Chinese zodiac celender?
12
Where can I download a copy of the Chinese zodiac chart?
You can download this from many different websites, such as the Chinese zodiac society and other astrological websites.
How many animals make up the Chinese hoorascope?
12
How many zodiac animal are in china?
In the Chinese Zodiac, there are Twelve different animals: (in order) The Rat, The Ox (or Cow) the Tiger, The Rabbit, The Dragon, The Snake, The Horse, The Sheep, The Monkey, The Rooster (or c0ck), The Dog, and The Boar (or pig).
How many different animals make up the Chinese Horoscope?
12 - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Why do Chinese celebrate animals in the year?
There are twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac. The origins of the Chinese Zodiac are not known, but there are many legends. The legend that I know of is that there was a race held by the Jade Emperor and the first twelve animals to finish would win. As the race went on various things happened and the animals that won were as follows: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. There are many other legends and nobody knows for sure why these were the twelve animals. It gets a bit more complex, the animals in the cycle are tempered by the five Chinese elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth. This means you have (for example) fire pigs, water rats etc.
How many months are in the Chinese calendar?
There are 12 months in the Chinese calendar. They are, the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and the pig.The above are the animals of the zodiac, not the months. There are twelve months in the Chinese calendar though, and a leap year has thirteen.
How many zodiac symbols are real animals?
In the western zodiac 6 - the bull, the ram, the fishes, the crab, the lion, & the scorpion.In the Amerind Earth Magic zodiac 12 - Falcon, beaver, deer, woodpecker, salmon, brown bear, raven, snake, owl, goose, otter,& wolf.In the Chinese zodiac 11 - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, & pig.For a grand total of 29.
