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Monkey

Sheep

Horse

Snake

Dragon

Rabbit

Tiger

Ox

Rat

Pig

Dog

Rooster

For nearly 5,000 years, the Chinese culture

has organized time in cycles of twelve years.

This Eastern calendar is based upon the movement

of the moon (as compared to the Western which

follows the sun), and is symbolized by the zodiac circle.

An animal that has unique qualities represents each

year. Therefore, if you are born in a particular year,

then you share the personality of that animal. Now

people worldwide celebrate this two-week-long

festival in the early spring and enjoy the

start of another Chinese New Year.