The twelve Chinese New Year animals are (more often called Chinese Zodiac animals):
Yes (As far as I can tell) Rangiku_Awata: just wanting to know how many animals are there in the Chinese zodiac can you give me a specific number?
The Chinese zodiac system is important as it relates to the cultural history of the Chinese people and their strong belief in fortune and luck. Therefore, the animals of the zodiac, and one's identification with each animal, traditionally governed many important choices in Chinese life such as choice of a spouse.
Animals that are found on the Chinese zodiac calender include: rats, tigers, rabbits, dragons and many others. Each animal represents a certain trait of characteristics for people born between different months and dates.
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In the Chinese Zodiac, there are Twelve different animals: (in order) The Rat, The Ox (or Cow) the Tiger, The Rabbit, The Dragon, The Snake, The Horse, The Sheep, The Monkey, The Rooster (or c0ck), The Dog, and The Boar (or pig).
12 - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
There are 12 months in the Chinese calendar. They are, the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and the pig.The above are the animals of the zodiac, not the months. There are twelve months in the Chinese calendar though, and a leap year has thirteen.
In the western zodiac 6 - the bull, the ram, the fishes, the crab, the lion, & the scorpion.In the Amerind Earth Magic zodiac 12 - Falcon, beaver, deer, woodpecker, salmon, brown bear, raven, snake, owl, goose, otter,& wolf.In the Chinese zodiac 11 - rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, & pig.For a grand total of 29.
In the Western zodiac, Pisces (the fish) has scales; Libra is represented by a set of scales; and Capricorn (the sea-goat) has scales on the fish tail part.In the Amerind Earth Magic zodiac, Salmon has scales; and Snake has scales.In the Chinese zodiac both Snake and Dragon have scales.
The Chinese zodiac is a classification system based on a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by an animal sign. These signs are believed to influence an individual's personality traits, compatibility with others, and fortune. The animals include the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.