Chinese zodiac symbols

Dec 6, 2010 by virgo men

Actually the chinese zodiac symbols would have been the first to arrive but the rat sat on his back and jumped off just before they arrived and therefore was first. This also explains why e.g. the dragon appears only in the fifth place. Another legend has it that Buddha invited the chinese zodiac symbols on the day he was to leave the earth and only 12 animals showed up.

The doctrine of the chinese zodiac symbols emerged during the Han dynasty which makes it more than 2000 years old. The chinese zodiac symbols are also widespread in China’s neighboring countries.

The chinese zodiac symbols are a 12-year cycle used for dating the years. They represent a cyclical concept of time, rather than the Western linear concept of time. The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed in a different fashion than the Western solar calendar. In the Chinese calendar, the beginning of the year falls somewhere between late January and early February. The Chinese have adopted the Western calendar since 1911, but the lunar calendar is still used for festive occasions such as the Chinese New Year. Many Chinese calendars will print both the solar dates and the Chinese lunar dates.