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Actual
date of origin of Chinese Astrology is not known. Some of the
scholars place its origin between 4000 and 2000 BC. It is said that
the Astrology in China was all prevalent around the time of the
middle ages. The Chinese Zodiac consists of a
12-year cycle; each year of the cycle is named after a different
animal that gives different and distinct characteristics to its
year. A 13th "leap" year is
periodically added to keep the system in balance. According
to one myth, a Chinese emperor invited all the friends of the forest
to a New Year party, he was expecting many guests, but only twelve
animals came. The rat was first, followed by the ox, and so on. The
emperor honored the animals by naming the years after them. Another
Chinese legend suggests that more than five centuries before the
birth of Christ, when Chinese Astrology was at it's peak, the dying
Buddha asked all the animals of the world to come before him to bid
them farewell, for which they would receive gifts. Most of the
animals failing to comprehend the reason behind the request, failed
to arrive before the Buddha. Those who did appear before the
Buddha,
however, were only 12 in number. These
twelve animals were the rat,
ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog
and pig. These twelve animals came to represent the
Chinese zodiac cycle; each presiding over one year in the same orders in which they
arrived in the meeting. According to popular Chinese belief, the
year of a person's birth is the primary factor in determining that
person’s personality traits, physical and mental attributes,
abilities and degree of success and happiness throughout his or her
lifetime. Events and occurrences in a given year are influenced by
the nature of that year's animal.
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