(Maybe this is why middle school and our mid-twenties tend to bring a little extra crisis than usual.) (3)įortunately, you can bring some extra luck on yourself by wearing auspicious colors like red, wearing jade accessories, and by facing away from Tai Sui. According to legend, Tai Sui, or the God of Age, brings misfortune to people during the year of their zodiac sign which will occur around the age of 12, 24, 36, and so on. But you might be surprised to learn that the year of your own zodiac sign is usually the most unlucky year for yourself. Which Chinese zodiac year is the unluckiest?Īfter the year we had in 2020, some might say the year of the rat is the most unlucky Chinese zodiac sign. This year, the Chinese new year was February 12th, which means any babies born between January 1st 2021 and February 11th 2021 should still be assigned the zodiac sign from 2020. The holiday is always on the second new moon after the winter solstice on December 21st.īelow, we shared a chart sharing which Chinese zodiac signs go with which years, but if you are born in January or February you should check the date of the Chinese new year during the year you were born. Instead of starting over every January 1st, the Chinese new year changes from year to year depending on the lunar calendar. 2021 is the year of the ox, but the Chinese new year is slightly different from the new year we’re used to. Then every twelve years, the cycle resets. Since the creation of the Chinese zodiac, each animal has been used to represent one year.
How do you determine which Chinese zodiac sign you are?
In order, the animals are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. (2) What are the animals in the Chinese zodiac? He then based the order of the zodiac on who arrived at the palace from quickest to slowest. According to legend, Buddha summoned all of the animals of the universe and had them race to his palace. It is said that the order of the twelve animals in the zodiac is based on a race that was conducted by the Buddha himself. The twelve animals of the zodiac were based on the first twelve animals which appeared during the Zhan Guo period (5th century B.C.) (1) You might’ve already heard that each animal represents a different year in a 12-year cycle, but they also represent a day in a 12-day cycle, and every two hours in a 24-hour day. Since the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.), the Chinese zodiac has been used to count years, months, days, and hours in a 12-year cycle.
What are the origins of the Chinese zodiac?
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