How do you read the chinese horoscope?

#New Year

The Year of the Ox in the Chinese Horoscope has just begun, and will remain until January 31 of 2022, when the Year of the Water Tiger will begin.

Do you want to know what sign and element you belong to?

In the Chinese Horoscope the sign you belong to is determined by your birth year, which differs from the Astral Horoscope, since the Astral Horoscope is determined by the constellation in which the sun is at the time of your birth.

The Chinese horoscope is classified by twelve animals which are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Serpent, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

The legend of the Jade Emperor

According to the ancient legend, the Jade Emperor is the ruler of the Heavens and one of the most important gods in Taoism, who the children call the Heavenly Grandfather. Even though he was the ruler of the heavens, he had never traveled to Earth, which is why he asked all the animals to go to heaven to visit him so he may get to know them.

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The cat was considered the most beautiful of all animals in existence, but he was afraid to fall asleep during the trip, since his nature was a very sleepy one. He asked his friend the rat to ride on his back so he would not fall asleep on his trek. But the rat decided not to follow him because she felt very ugly in comparison to such a beautiful animal, and was afraid that the Emperor would reject her as soon as he saw them together. The cat lost out on his chance to arrive on time and was replaced by the pig, and since then the rat and the cat hate each other.

The emperor was greatly awed by the animals, and happy for their visit, he decided to divide the year among them according to the order in which they arrived to visit him. This beautiful story explains how the twelve animals in this horoscope were chosen.

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Do you want to know what your animal is?

You just need to know you birth year. Look for your birth year in the following chart and you will know which animal corresponds to you in the Chinese Horoscope:

The five elements

These twelve signs are also ruled by five elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth. If you want to know what element your sign belongs to, just think about your birth year.

If it ends in 0 or 1 it is Metal; if it ends in 2 or 3 it is Water; the ones ending in 4 or 5 correspond to the wood element; the years ending in 6 or 7 are from the Fire element; and the ones that end in 8 or 9 correspond to the Earth element.

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We will give you an example

If you were born in 1967, you belong to the Goat sign and your element is Fire because your year ends in a 7. Therefore you are a Fire Goat

If you were born in 1989 you are a Serpent, and your element is Earth because your birth year ends in 9. Therefore you are an Earth Serpent.

Now that you know what sign and element you belong to, you can read your Chinese Horoscope, we will soon explain the characteristics of each element.