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Overview of Traditional Chinese Zodiac
Each of the twelve Chinese Signs is represented by a particular animal; each Sign embodies its Animal's characteristics, as seen by Eastern eyes. Many Westerners find that certain Chinese Zodiacal Signs may seem like insulting choices on which to base one's character. The rat, for example, is commonly thought of in the West as a dirty, destructive scavenger, and the pig as filthy and slovenly. In Eastern cultures, however, both animals are greatly respected: The Rat for its ability to accrue items of value and the Pig for its superior intelligence and tenacity.
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Legend of Chinese Zodiac
According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years. The gods were asked to decide and they held a contest: whoever was to reach the opposite bank of the river would be first, and the rest of the animals would receive their years according to their finish.
All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox's back, and won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.
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Compatibility of Chinese Zodiac
Is your mate a monkey? Do Dogs make your loyal friends? Just as each Sun Sign in the West relates differently to the other Signs of the Zodiac, each pair of Chinese Signs interacts in its own special way. Compatibility among Chinese animal zodiac signs are summaried next, where scale of 1 is the least compatible, and 10 is the most compatible.
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Rat |
Ox |
Tiger |
Rabbit |
Dragon |
Snake |
Horse |
Goat |
Monkey |
Rooster |
Dog |
Pig |
| Rat |
9 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
| Ox |
6 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
| Tiger |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
| Rabbit |
7 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
| Dragon |
10 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
| Snake |
7 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
| Horse |
3 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
| Goat |
4 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| Monkey |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
| Rooster |
6 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Dog |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
| Pig |
8 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
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Zodiac Paper-Cut
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