The Chinese Yinyang principle consists of a 12-year cycle, each year of which is named after a different animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year. Many Chinese believe that the year of a person's birth is the primary factor in determining that person's personality traits, physical and mental attributes and degree of success and happiness throughout one's lifetime.
The ancient Yinyang principle constructed a fantastic system of 10 heavenly stems and 12 mundane branches. The latter correspond to 12 animals with two symbolic functions. Each animal is mystically related to one year in a 12-year cycle. Each animal also represents two hours or one-twelfth of every day. A person's future is determined by this intriguing system. These twelve animals are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, cock, dog and pig.
Rat charm, 子鼠
Ox patient, 丑牛
Tiger sensitive 寅虎
Rabbit articulate, 卯兔
Dragon healthy, 辰龙
Snake deep, 巳蛇
Horse popular, 午马
Goat elegant, 未羊
Monkey clever, 申猴
Rooster deep thinkers, 酉鸡
Dog loyalty, 戌狗
Pig chivalrous. 亥猪
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment