In Chinese astrology the animal signs assigned by year represent how others perceive you or how you present yourself. In fact, there are also animal signs assigned by month (called inner animals), by day (called true animals) and hours (called secret animals). The Earth is all twelve signs, with five seasons.

Are Chinese horoscopes accurate?

You might also be surprised to hear that according to some astrologers, your Chinese Zodiac sign is considered more accurate than your astrological zodiac sign, for a variety of reasons. At a basic level, Chinese and western astrology seem pretty similar.

How do the Chinese zodiac signs work?

But instead of using the birth month and date to determine someones horoscope, the Chinese zodiac uses the year of birth based on the lunar calendar. The animal sign that comes with your year of birth is supposed to represent your character. The Chinese zodiac is known as 生肖 (Shēng xiào) in Chinese.

What does it mean if its your Chinese zodiac year?

According to Chinese astrology, people in their zodiac year are believed to offend Tai Sui, the God of Age, and incur his curse. It is believed to bring nothing but bad luck. Therefore Chinese astrology followers pay special attention to their conduct every twelfth year of their lives, i.e. in their birth sign years.

What is Chinese astrology based on?

The Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme based on the lunar calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle.

Are Tigers yin or yang?

Yang Tiger/Energy

Who is the Rat compatible with?

THE Rat in the Chinese zodiac is most compatible with the Ox, Monkey and Dragon. The years of the Rat are: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020.

What does the Rat symbolize in Chinese culture?

Rat (Chinese Zodiac, in Chinese: 大鼠) is the first sign of the Chinese zodiac. A rat represents fertility, reproduction, wealth (since the species proliferate quickly and abundantly and always finding hoards to eat).