Let us fin out what animal we are and the ancient history that led to the origins of the Chinese New Year animals.
The Chinese New Year is an important event in the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebrations have been carried out in the most traditional manner since ages now and the festive spirit is still very much alive at present. The rare characteristic of the Chinese New Year is that according to the twelve year rotation, the coming of the year is related to an animal symbol significantly.
Every twelfth year of the Chinese lunar calendar, the animal symbol repeats. Their current standing shows that next year will be the year of the Ox. The ancient philosophers of China studied on the actions of the animals in the calendar and resolved in deriving a similarity between animal personality traits and human nature.
Thereby if any person is born on the year of a certain animal he is supposed to bear resemblance to the nature of the animal of that particular year. Any individual who has taken birth in the year of the ox is bound to have decent organizational talent and they are considerably reliable and loyal. Also such people are patient and strong.
It is believed that the twelve year concept of the animals representing each year is deduced from the Buddhist dharma. According to the legend Buddha himself summoned the animals prior to his coming to the Earth. Moreover, a competition was held amongst these animals where the animal that came first would be assigned to the first year.
The race began during which there was heavy competition and betrayal especially on the part of the rat that had made a deal with the cat but didn't stick to his word. All the while it seemed as if the ox would take the top spot as it made its way through the crowd. Little did the ox know that the clever rat was actually riding on its back and just when the ox was about to reach the finish line the rat leaped forward to claim the first position.
Hence we observe that the first year of the twelve year cycle is the year of the rat because he managed to finish the race in first place, by hook or by crook. The year of the ox follows the rat as the hard working animal came in at second place. The ox is then followed by the rest of the animals according to the order in which they finished. The cycle ends with the pig!
If you are in a doubt as to why just twelve animals came to Buddha and why only these specific animals came, then do not look for any answers to such questions. As a matter of fact, this is nothing but an ancient tradition which has been just made alive up till today and is strongly followed. As a token of honor and appreciation for their coming, Buddha assigned a year each to the animals.
The Chinese New Year is an important event in the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebrations have been carried out in the most traditional manner since ages now and the festive spirit is still very much alive at present. The rare characteristic of the Chinese New Year is that according to the twelve year rotation, the coming of the year is related to an animal symbol significantly.
Every twelfth year of the Chinese lunar calendar, the animal symbol repeats. Their current standing shows that next year will be the year of the Ox. The ancient philosophers of China studied on the actions of the animals in the calendar and resolved in deriving a similarity between animal personality traits and human nature.
Thereby if any person is born on the year of a certain animal he is supposed to bear resemblance to the nature of the animal of that particular year. Any individual who has taken birth in the year of the ox is bound to have decent organizational talent and they are considerably reliable and loyal. Also such people are patient and strong.
It is believed that the twelve year concept of the animals representing each year is deduced from the Buddhist dharma. According to the legend Buddha himself summoned the animals prior to his coming to the Earth. Moreover, a competition was held amongst these animals where the animal that came first would be assigned to the first year.
The race began during which there was heavy competition and betrayal especially on the part of the rat that had made a deal with the cat but didn't stick to his word. All the while it seemed as if the ox would take the top spot as it made its way through the crowd. Little did the ox know that the clever rat was actually riding on its back and just when the ox was about to reach the finish line the rat leaped forward to claim the first position.
Hence we observe that the first year of the twelve year cycle is the year of the rat because he managed to finish the race in first place, by hook or by crook. The year of the ox follows the rat as the hard working animal came in at second place. The ox is then followed by the rest of the animals according to the order in which they finished. The cycle ends with the pig!
If you are in a doubt as to why just twelve animals came to Buddha and why only these specific animals came, then do not look for any answers to such questions. As a matter of fact, this is nothing but an ancient tradition which has been just made alive up till today and is strongly followed. As a token of honor and appreciation for their coming, Buddha assigned a year each to the animals.
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