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I'm not sure if there was an actual animal, but in the Chinese zodiac it was the year of the snake
There are 12 animal birth signs in the Chinese zodiac these include the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
The "year of the lion" is not a recognized term in the traditional Chinese zodiac or astrology. The Chinese zodiac includes animals like the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. The lion is not part of the Chinese zodiac.
In the Chinese zodiac after the Dragon is the Snake.
The Chinese zodiac, unlike the astonomical zodiac, is not categorized into months, but years. The animals are: rabbit, dragon, tiger, ox, horse, snake, monkey, rooster, rat, pig, and dog.
In Chinese Zodiac, 1989 is the Yin Earth Snake.
Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit (Cat) Dragon Snake Horse Goat (Sheep) Monkey Rooster Dog Pig (Boar)
ox or cow, dog, horse, boar, rat, monkey, snake, bunny, dragon, rooster, goat or ram and tiger.
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No, the cat is not included in the twelve zodiac animals on the Chinese calendar. The twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac signs are arranged in order starting from Rat, Bull, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
The Chinese Zodiac goes by years and not by months. The animals involved are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. Each animal is repeated every 12 years.
Tiger, Rabbit (Cat), Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (Ram or Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig, Rat, Ox.