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Chinese New Year
2010
The Year of the
Tiger |
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The 12 animals of the
Chinese Zodiac
There
are 12 different animals:
rat, ox, tiger, rabbit,
dragon, snake, horse,
ram, monkey, rooster, dog
and boar. Each has its
own distinctive set of
characteristics.
According to Chinese
legend, Buddha called all
the animals to him before
he left the earth.
Only 12 turned up so as a
reward he named a year
after each one in the
order they arrived.
In another accounting,
the tiger is the third
of twelve animals
associated with the
Chinese lunar calendar.
According to a legend,
the animals raced across
a river to determine
their order in the
cycle. The rat crossed
by riding on the back of
the ox, jumping ahead at
the last minute to win
the race. The tiger came
in after the ox.
About
the Year of the Tiger.
People born in the
year of a particular
animal are said to share
characteristics with
that animal. Individuals
born during the Year of
the Tiger are said to be
courageous and to
possess hidden reserves
of strength. They are
also thought of as
candid yet mysterious.
People born in the
year of the Tiger are
caring and feel a need
to right wrong's.
Romantic optimists, they
are the defenders
especially protecting
loved ones and friends.
People born in the Year
of the Tiger include;
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Beethoven
Emily Bronte
Sheryl Crowe
Tom Cruise
Leonardo
DiCaprio
Emily Dickinson
Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth
II
Jodie Foster
Hugh Hefner
Jay Leno
Karl Marx
Marilyn Monroe
Rosie O'Donnell
Jane Pauley
Marco Polo
Beatrix Potter
Kenny Rogers
Wesley Snipes
Martin Short
John Stewart
Stevie Wonder |
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