The horse is after the snake in the Chinese zodiac.
The year of the horse.
Year of the Snake
Snake.
2001 was the Chinese Golden Snake Year
1953 was the Year of the Snake.
2001 was the year of the snake, so is 2013 and the next year of the snake will be in 2025.
The Animal Ox Represents Chinese Calendar 2021 year. It Is Popularly known as The Year Of Ox.
The Goat (Sheep).
The animals on the Chinese zodiac don't stand for months. They stand for years. The year 2013 is the Year of the Snake.
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. A year in the Chinese calendar starts on the second new moon after the winter solstice, unless an intercalary month moves it to the third moon. The current year (February 10, 2013, 2013-January 30, 2014) is Guisi-year (year of the Snake).
2010 is Year 4707 in the Chinese Calendar
Dragon
Because in the Chinese Calendar, which is the Lunar Calendar, it is the New Year. The Lunar Calendar and Solar Calendar is different.