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	Chinese Zodiac Constellations
		To a large extent, how one is to group the stars into constellations is quite arbitrary.
		The Chinese astronomers define 28 constellations, which are different from the Greek/Western system of constellations.
		Here you will find their names and correspondence to the Greek/western Zodiacs.
	www.chinapage.com /astronomy/zodiac.html (114 words)

	EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
		The Chinese associate each year of a 12-year cycle with an animal, and they refer to the years as "the year of the dragon," "the year of the ox," and so forth.
		The Chinese believed the characteristics of a given zodiac animal influenced the personality of every person born in that year.
		Kimmel, Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac by Ed Young, The Animals of the Chinese Zodiac by Susan Whitfield, The Dragon's Tale: And Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi, and The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by M. Chang.
	edsitement.neh.gov /view_lesson_plan.asp?id=344 (2332 words)

	Lycos Retriever: Search results for chinese zodiac
		Zodiac demanded they be printed on the front page or he would go on a rampage and kill a dozen people that weekend.
		Chinese Horoscope is the divination of the future from the Chinese calendar, particularly its 12-year cycle of animals, referred to as the Chinese Zodiac.
		In Japanese, it is pronounced ninja and in Chinese it is ren jerh.
	www.lycos.com /info/chinese-zodiac--chinese-zodiac-signs.html (868 words)

	Chinese Zodiac, Chinese Astrology, Chinese, Chinese culture
		Since the Chinese zodiac follows the Chinese lunar calendar, the switch over date for each sign is according to the Chinese New Year, not January 1 of the western calendar.
		The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve year cycle --- each year being represented by an animal that imparts distinct characteristics to its year.
		Many Chinese believe that the year of a person's birth is the primary factor in determining that person's personality traits, physical and mental attributes and degree of success and happiness throughout his lifetime.
	www.ifrance.com /chinesezodiac (270 words)

	Chinese Astrology - Chinese Zodiac Symbols
		Chinese astrology is related to the Chinese calendar, particularly its 12-year cycle of animals (aka Chinese Zodiac), and the fortune-telling aspects according to movement of heavenly bodies across the Chinese constellations in the sky.
		according to the Chinese astrology, the position of the five planets, the sun, the moon and comets in the sky, and the Chinese zodiac sign at the time a person was born determine the destiny of a person's life.
		For example, the Vietnamese zodiac is identical to Chinese zodiac except the fourth animal is the cat not the rabbit, while the Japanese zodiac includes the wild boar instead of the pig.
	www.danwei.org /china_information/chinese_astrology_chinese_zodi.php (382 words)

	History & info - the Chinese calendar
		Chinese New Year is the main holiday of the year for more than one quarter of the world's population.
		The beginnings of the Chinese calendar can be traced back to the 14th century B.C.E. Legend has it that the Emperor Huangdi invented the calendar in 2637 B.C.E. The Chinese calendar is based on exact astronomical observations of the longitude of the sun and the phases of the moon.
		The Chinese calendar - like the Hebrew - is a combined solar/lunar calendar in that it strives to have its years coincide with the tropical year and its months coincide with the synodic months.
	webexhibits.org /calendars/calendar-chinese.html (2102 words)

	Chinese Zodiac Page
		The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed in a different fashion than the Western solar calendar.
		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.
		According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years.
	www.c-c-c.org /chineseculture/zodiac/zodiac.html (567 words)

	Chinese Zodiac, Chinese New Year Zodiac, Chinese Zodiac Signs, Chinese Zodiac Animals, Chinese Zodiac Calendar, Chinese ...
		Chinese zodiac rabbit are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog.
		Chinese zodiac sign snake are usually good-looking and sometimes have marital problems because they are fickle.
		Chinese zodiac dog are compatible with those born in the Years of the Horse, Tiger, and Rabbit.
	www.123chinesenewyear.com /chinesenewyear-zodiac (1227 words)

	Chinese Horoscopes - AstroHoroscopes.com!
		Chinese Astrology is organized according to 12 Animals Signs.
		One Chinese legend attributes the creation of the animal signs to the semi-mythical Yellow Emperor in 2637 B.C. According to another legend, the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from Earth.
		As the Chinese say, "This is the animal that hides in your heart".
	www.astrohoroscopes.com /chinese (198 words)

	Best free chinese zodiac calendar downloads. This is an advanced Chinese Zodiac compatibility tool. This software ...
		MB Free Chinese Zodiac Compatibility is an advanced and effective match-making tool, which is based on the Chinese astrological analysis of your Chinese Zodiac sign.
		MB Free Chinese Zodiac Signs Software determines your Chinese zodiac sign from your date of birth based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar.This program gives a detailed interpretation of the sign you belong to according to Chinese Astrology.
		Sheng in Chinese is "birth" and xiao is "resernblance".
	www.freedownloadmanager.org /downloads/chinese_zodiac_calendar_software (731 words)

	Chinese Zodiac Signs - Chinese Zodiac Animals
		Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time.
		Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent.
		Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive.
	www.chinesezodiac.com /signs.php (514 words)

	Chinese Lunar Zodiac
		The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and is constructed in a different fashion than the Western solar calendar.
		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.
		According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years.
	www.pandausa.com /chinese-lunar-zodiac.html (550 words)

	The Chinese Zodiac
		Chinese Astrology looks to philosophy, the calendar, the cosmos and the rhythms of nature for it's ideas and predictions about events and character.
		Chinese zodiacal signs are yearly, each Chinese sign has a different animal name and corresponds to a period equivalent to an entire Chinese Calendar year.
		The Emperor complimented the trios for their combined efforts and named the sheep the 8th of the zodiac animals, the monkey the 9th, and the rooster the 10th.
	mollyh2os.home.att.net /zodiac/chinese_zodiac.html (1279 words)

	Chinese Astrology - Zodiac Information
		The Chinese, with a civilisation dating some 5,000 years, have produced some of the best ways by which fortune may be met and misfortune kept in check.
		The Chinese Horoscope is a complex system featuring terrestrial and astrological 'forces'; the five elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth); the polar opposites of Yin and Yang; directions (East, South, West, North and their various combinations); stones (precious and semi-precious); hours (12 two-hour periods); months and seasons.
		The Chinese year is associated with one of the twelve animals: the Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog and the Pig.
	www.chinese-astrology.co.uk /zodiac.html (716 words)

	Chinese Astrology, Chinese Zodiac, China Culture
		Though in people's eyes, the rat is not adorable, and even some Chinese sayings that related to it have almost derogatory meanings, it ranged as the head of the Chinese zodiac.
		The moon goddess Chang'e in Chinese legend had a rabbit as her pet, which stimulated the thought that only the rabbit was amiable enough to match her noble beauty.
		In the Chinese zodiac, snake is listed after the dragon, but its place and the significance as the symbol of worship is far behind the dragon's.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/social_customs/zodiac (2619 words)

	FAQ of Chinese new year, chinese zodiacs signs, 12 animals symbols, China astrology horoscopes fengshui charms
		Chinese calendar is primarily a Lunar calendar based on the moon turning around the earth.
		Chinese calendar uses the terms of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and the combinations of 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches to present the years, days and hours, e.g.
		The Chinese calendar is a combination of the 10 “Heavenly Stems”, Tian-Gan, and the 12 “Earthly Branches”, Dì-Zhi.
	www.chinese-zodiac-symbols.com /FAQ.html (1386 words)

	Chinese Zodiac Online: Horoscopes, predictions, daily astrology help and the outlooks for the year & month.
		Every single year belongs to one of the twelve selected animals in the zodiac - the Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog and the Pig.
		Using the ancient knowledge of the Chinese zodiac, forecasts and outlooks could be predicted.
		According to the Chinese Horoscope and Astrology, the goat is artistic, generous, kind, whimsical, emotional, indolent, sentimental, and pessimistic.
	www.chinesezodiaconline.com /2003 (738 words)

	Chinese Zodiac
		The year in which a person is born is equated with one of these twelve "Animal Years." The Chinese terms for the twelve Animal Years of the Chinese zodiac, shengxiao and shuxiang, may be translated as "birth-year categories," indicating that people's characters are determined to some extent by the year of their birth.
		Of course, the Chinese zodiac is calculated according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, unlike the Western zodiac, which uses the solar calendar.
		The twelve years of the Chinese zodiac cycle are each named after a different animal.2004 is the Year of the Monkey, jiashen (jia, the first Heavenly Stem, combined with shen, the ninth Earthly Branch) according to the numbering of the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_madeinchina/2005-10/21/content_74782.htm (394 words)

	Chinese zodiac - find your Chinese zodiac anial
		You might found out that many Chinese people strongly believe that the time of a person's birth is primary factor in determining that person's characteristics.
		According to one legend, Buddha invited all the animals to his kingdom, but unfortunately, only a total of 12 turned up, the mouse was naturally the first, followed by the ox, then tiger, the rabbit and so on.
		It is essential in China that every person knows which animal sign he is born under and most of Chinese truly believe that the signs reveal the hidden secrets of a person's character.
	friends.bizchinatown.com /zodiac.php (1063 words)

	Truthstar: The Chinese Zodiac (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chinese Zodiac is based on the Lunar Year, while Western Astrology is based on the Solar Year, so the two do not exactly coincide.
		The Zodiac Animals form the underlying basis of this ancient system, but bear in mind that there is much more to it than appears from the simple Animal Characters.
		Here is a list of the Chinese Zodiac Animals, with a brief analysis of their meanings, plus the years in which they rule.
	www.truthstar.com /chinesezodiac.asp (1526 words)

	Chinese astrology, zodiac, horoscope and symbols (Twelve Signs of Animals)
		Chinese astrology, Chinese horoscope or Chinese Zodiac is only presented here for your enjoyment as it is part of the Chinese Culture.
		The Chinese astrology, Chinese horoscope or Chinese zodiac is represented by twelve animals (Rats, Bulls, Tigers, Rabbits, Dragons, Snakes, Horses, Rams, Monkeys, Roosters, Dogs, and Pigs) with each animal representing a different year.
		Note that the Chinese New Year does not fall on January 1st, thus it is not entirely true that ALL people who were born in (say) 1960 belong to the Year of the Rats.
	www.yutopian.com /zodiac (333 words)

	Bob Wagner - Chinese Zodiac (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Instead, Chinese astrology is rooted firmly in the shifting patterns of life on earth, the seasons, the weather, and of course, complex Oriental philosophy.
		This is the foundation of Chinese astrology because it is the remaining five planets that are the basis of the Oriental zodiac system.
		Chinese astrology is not content to rest with a division of 12 animals.
	home.comcast.net /~bob.wagner1/chinesezodiac/bobchinesezodiacStructure.html (2942 words)

	The Chinese Calendar and Twelve Zodiac Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the earth's rotation around the sun, the Chinese calendar is based on the moon.
		The Chinese calendar is ancient, dating back millennia, while the Gregorian calendar only dates back a little over 400 years.
		Just as the Chinese calendar is made up of twelve lunar months, there are twelve Chinese zodiacs, each represented by a particular animal.
	www.fridgedoor.info /winter-celebrations/chinese-zodiac.php (256 words)

	Chinese Astrology Signs Legends Chinese Zodiac Signs
		The Chinese Lunar New Year is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac.
		According to another Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years.
		That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.
	www.12chinesezodiacsigns.com /chinesezodiacsigns/legendschinesezodiacsigns.shtml (362 words)

	Lifetimetv.com: Astrology Central - The Chinese Zodiac
		The ancient art of Chinese astrology uses the year, month, day and time of your birth to give insights into your personality.
		Chinese legend has it that Buddha invited all the animals of the Earth to visit him on New Year's Day, and when only 12 arrived, each was awarded a year of its own.
		It is now believed that those born during a certain animal's year have the qualities associated with that animal.
	www.lifetimetv.com /astro/chinese/index.html (120 words)

	Chinese - Zodiac (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chinese astrology argues that one's personality profile can be revealed form one's birth time.
		However, Chinese zodiac is based on year rather than the western system based on month.
		Rat was the first animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle.
	wintersteel.homestead.com /Chinese_Zodiac.html (1233 words)

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