Year of the...?

[pisshead]

the little symbol beneath your name if you fill in your birthday - is that the chinese year of the ... symbol thing? i appear to be a rat...

...jut wondering how many 'year of the' s there are - can two people born in different years have the same animal?

if not i guess they'd have to start thinking of some weird and wonderful animals...year of the nosebear

sorry - a little off the topic of caving i know!

 

[Dave H]

sorry - a little off the topic of caving i know!

Just a bit!!

So you're a rat. Half the people I cave with shift along crawls at the speed of a Bog Rat, the other half smell like them. :hyper:

 

[kay]

"the little symbol beneath your name if you fill in your birthday - is that the chinese year of the ... symbol thing? i appear to be a rat...

...just wondering how many 'year of the' s there are - can two people born in different years have the same animal?"


Yep - they repeat every 12 years.

 

[Titch98]

Rat-----------1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996
Ox------------1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997
Tiger----------1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998
Rabbit---------1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999
Dragon--------1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000
Snake---------1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001
Horse----------1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002
Sheep---------1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003
Monkey-------1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004
Rooster-------1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005
Dog-----------1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006
Boar----------1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007

There we go.......all praise the almighty Google - all the animals in the Chinese Year and the years they relate to.

 

[tubby two]

Hmmm... As a long serving boar i feel truly degraded to be associated along with the common pig!

tt.

 

[mudman]

But you have to remember that the Chinese New Year doesn't coincide with the Western one and so you may not be what you think you are.

 

[Titch98]

The Year Of the Boar:

Pure of heart, Boar people are generous and kind. Full of inner strength and courage, they can take on any task. A friend who listens, the Boar is sincere and trustworthy. They are driven by their passion for life.

That's not too bad, is it Tubby Two?

 

[tubby two]

Not bad Mr 98, not bad at all....

tt.

 

[Fred]

Googling about found the following:

The Chinese New Year always falls between Jan 21 and Feb 21 so if your Birthday is outside of these dates then the list Titch98 reproduced will easily tell you your Chinese Zodiac Sign

Otherwise there is a Western-Chinese Calendar Converter which will give the zodiac sign of your chosen date:

Western-Chinese Calendar Converter

Also animals do vary e.g. found one site which referred to 2003 as the year of the Black Sheep :!:

 

[pisshead]

i wish my year was the year of the black sheep...mmmm black sheep...

 

[tiggs]

Oh great I am a PIG... ah well better than being Boaring (*groan*)

can take on any task. A friend who listens, the Boar is sincere and trustworthy. They are driven by their passion for life.

aww well thats quite nice int it

i wish my year was the year of the black sheep...mmmm black sheep...

Baaaaaa