Which Chineese Zodiac Sign are you?

When is your birth year?

Your birth year determines your Chinese Zodiac sign. There are twelve different animals that each represent a different year. The Chinese zodiac signs are animals. The zodiac sign of 2000 is a dragon. The sign of 2001 is a snake. The sign of 2002 is a horse.

Is your sign yin or yang?

The zodiac signs are based off the idea of Yang and Yin. They are either yang or yin based on the number of toes or claws they have. For example, an ox has four does per limp so he is yang, and a tiger has five toes per limb so it is yin.

When is the next year of your Zodiac sign?

The Chinese Zodiac signs reoccur every 12 years because there are 12 animals. According the Chinese superstition, you offend the god of age when its your sign's year and are given bad luck during that year. The way to avoid bad luck is to wear something red given to you by an elder.

What does your sign mean?

Each Zodiac animal is given a symbolic meaning. These animal attributes come in six contrasting pairs that must be harmonized, like yin and yang. These attributes are what govern the order of the Chinese zodiac. The attribute of the dragon is strength without flexibility leads to fracture. The attribute of the snake is flexibility without strength leads to compromise. The attribute of the horse is forging ahead without unity leads to abandonment.

Why did the chinese zodiac signs come to be?

The Zodiac signs are said to originate from a legend about Buddha. It was said that Buddha was on his way out of the world and invited all the animals to a feast with him. Only 12 animals showed, led by the rat. Their reward was that a year was named after them, in order in which they showed up to the feast.

What hours are your zodiac sign associated with?

Each year is associated with a Chinese zodiac animal, but in Chinese culture, the 12 zodiac animals are also associated with hours of a day. According to Chinese astrology, though not popularly used, a person’s personality and life are more decided by his/her birth hour than the year. The zodiac hour is used for character and destiny analysis. The hours for the dragon are 7am to 9am. The hours for the snake are 9am to 11am. The hours for the horse are 11am to 1pm.

What are Chinese zodiac signs based off of?

The Chinese zodiac signs are based on astrology. They assigned each animal with a lunar phase. The reason they came up with Zodiac signs was to understand themselves and the world around them. They came up with animals to help for a mythology that these animals you were assigned with would influence your life and personality.