Get To Know The History Of Chinese Horoscopes

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More and more people begin to be interested in Chinese horoscopes, for Chinese horoscope has been proven to be amazing and accurate. And in fact, Chinese have long been professional in the field of numerology and astrology. In recent years, Chinese horoscope is becoming popular, so are you curious about the origins of that? In this post we would explore the answer to you, hope it would be helpful.

Chinese New Year of the water dragon is drawing near. The Chinese zodiac is one amongst the many mysterious and intriguing elements of the Chinese culture. It is said that the Lord Buddha was soon to leave earth so he decided that he would name each phase of the Zodiac after an animal. Cat and rat were the worst swimmers amongst all the animals. They hatched a plan and decided to cross the river on the back of the ox. Since ox was a na?ve and kind animal, he agreed to carry both of them across the river. Just as they were about to reach the shore, rat, in order to ensure his victory, pushed the cat into the river.

Another legend was based on the legend which in the sixth century B.C. the Jade Emperor invited all the animals ...
... in creation to a race, only twelve showed up: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Lamb, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Their presence was requested at the palace the following day. When they lined up in front of the king, he found that they numbered only eleven, instead of twelve as he had requested.

Popular folklore documents the beginnings of the Chinese zodiac and the cyclical concept of time. This folklore seeks to explain how the different animals came to represent each year, their specific order and the personality traits that each animal is believed to have in common with the person born in the year of the animal. In Chinese astrology, a person's traits, character, success and happiness can be determined through his or her zodiac. There is more to a person's horoscope than the animal of his year.

Already it can be seen there are both similarities (both have 12 basic signs) and differences (solar and lunar calendar) between Chinese and Western astrology. It is important to understand them to avoid confusion. It is also of interest that natal astrology developed in China at around the time of Christ, at the same period as it was developed in the west by Greeks and Persians. The influence of the Chinese to many cultures around the world is so great that even Chinese horoscopes are being consulted and Chinese astrology is still depended on in Chinese communities around the world.
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