The Chinese Zodiac is based on the Lunar calendar.
The lunar year of 2024 (Feb 10, 2024 โ Jan 28, 2025) is the Year of the Rat.
The lunar year of 2025 (Jan 29, 2025 โ Feb 16, 2026) is the Year of the Snake.
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Each zodiac animal’s year comes around every 12 years, with each year associated with a specific animal. Each Chinese zodiac animal is attributed certain personality traits by the ancient Chinese, and it is believed that these traits are reflected in people based on their zodiac sign.
Rat
Quick-witted, resourceful, versatile, kind
Ox
Diligent, dependable, strong, determined
Tiger
Brave, confident, competitive
Robbit
Quiet, elegant, kind, responsible
Dragon
Confident, intelligent, enthusiastic
Snake
Enigmatic, intelligent, wise
Horse
Animated, active, energetic
Goat
Calm, gentle, sympathetic
Monkey
Sharp, smart, curiosity
Rooster
Observant, hardworking, courageous
Dog
Lovely, honest, prudent
Pig
Compassionate, generous, diligent
the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven in Chinese mythology, decided to create a calendar to help people measure time. To do this, he invited all the animals on earth to participate in a race, and the first twelve animals to cross a river would be awarded a year in the calendar. The rat, who was clever and resourceful, rode on the back of the ox and jumped ahead to win the race, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
The ancient chinese mythology