Here are the birth years that correspond to each animal in the Chinese zodiac, and a brief overview of the personality traits associated with them, according to Sabrina Liao's Chinese Astrology: Ancient Secrets for Modern Life. 150 CE), "which brought with it the idea that there are greater forces at work in the mapping of individual destiny.” Back then, “astrology was only used in the divination of collective fortunes-those of the community, the state, or the agricultural year.” According to Thompson, personal horoscopes only became an idea in the years following the arrival of Buddhism in China during the Han Dynasty (ca. As authors Gerry Maguire Thompson and Shuen-Lian Hsaio write in The Guide to Chinese Horoscopes, for the first 2000 years of recorded Chinese history, there wasn’t really a line between what we consider astrology and the scientific study that we know as astronomy.
The practice of Chinese astrology dates back thousands of years. Your zodiac animal is only one piece of the puzzle. But as with Western astrology, other aspects-such as planetary shifts, and in this instance, the Five Elements-exert additional influence at any given time, day, and year. Each animal is associated with particular personality traits, making it fun to look up what your sign is according to the year of your birth date. Twelve animals represent the Chinese zodiac signs (or sheng xiao, translating to "born + resemblance" ) in order, they’re the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. In Chinese culture, the 2021 Lunar New Year on February 12 ushers in the Year of the Ox, after a particularly challenging Year of the Rat in 2020.
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