The twelve animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
One to represent each month.
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.
The animals on the Chinese zodiac don't stand for months. They stand for years. The year 2013 is the Year of the Snake.
Because in the Chinese Calendar, which is the Lunar Calendar, it is the New Year. The Lunar Calendar and Solar Calendar is different.
The sheep on the chinese calendar means you are very curious that is one thing
Yes, since the Chinese calendar is synchronised with the lunar calendar.
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A Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, so based on the moon and the sun's year. It is also based on a 12 year cycle using 12 different animals.
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.
The Chinese calendar repeats after 12 years.
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1994 was the Chinese Year of the Dog.
The Dragon, Rabbit, Ox, Dog, Ram, Rooster, Boar, Rat, Dog, Horse, Tiger and the Monkey
12. They are Rat,Ox,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Goat,Monkey,Rooster,Dog and Pig.
Animal symbols in the Chinese New Year calendar repeat every 12 years.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1995 was the pig.