Chinese ZodiacDon't Know Your Chinese Zodiac Sign? All you need is your date of birth! What is the Chinese Zodiac?One important aspect of Chinese culture is the Chinese zodiac, a 12-year astrological cycle in which a zodiac animal is assigned to each year of an ever-repeating rotation. With the passing of each Chinese New Year—itself considered the most important annual Chinese holiday—the given year's zodiac animal progresses to the next in the 12-year lineup. The Chinese zodiac consists of twelve animals that first appeared in the Zhan Guo period [5th century B.C.]. No one knows the exact date as of when the zodiac was essentially created, but they were officially identified during the Han Dynasty [206 B.C.–9 A.D.], which was over 2000 years ago. |