Chinese Calendar Animals 2000
The dragon, the monkey and the rat are part of the first compatibility triangle of chinese astrology.
Chinese calendar animals 2000. In chinese horoscope 2000 was the year of the dragon. The chinese new year day is on february 5th. Chinese calendar, dating system used concurrently with the gregorian (western) calendar in china and taiwan and in neighbouring countries (e.g., japan).
Legend has it that the emperor huangdi invented the calendar in 2637 b.c.e. It is not exclusive to china, but followed by many other asian cultures. There are 12 animals that the years cycle through.
The current year (2015) is the year of the sheep, spanning from feb 15, 2015 to feb 7, 2016. Chinese will add one year to their chinese age on this day. Therefore, people born in 2000 belong to the metal dragon.
Add it to your collection of short bedtime stories for kids. The chinese zodiac known as sheng xiao, is a revolving cycle spanning 12 years, each year represented by one of 12 animals. Exploring chinese zodiac animals ~ signs and meanings.
Every 12 years the cycle repeats itself. Those born from january 1 to february 4 in 2000 belong to the earth rabbit. The chinese lunar new year is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600 bc, when the emperor huang ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac.
It is the same chinese calendar that is used today. The origin story of the chinese zodiac: Each chinese lunar year has a chinese zodiac sign, hence also called chinese zodiac year.