Thus, the snake came in sixth, while the horse came in seventh. The tiger and the horse laughed cruelly before ignoring his plea, but the kind-hearted ox took pity and agreed to carry the rat on his back. Seeing how they were mighty and strong, he asked for their help. Soon, he met the ox, the tiger, and the horse. However, the river was far too mighty for him to cross on his own.
#LUNAR NEW YEAR ANIMALS WITH YEARS CRACK#
The first twelve, would not only earn a spot on the calendar and zodiac but would also be the guards of his heavenly realm.Īt the crack of dawn, the rat rose and was the first to make it there. So he organised a race and challenged all the animals to cross the mighty river. The earliest records of Chinese astrology date back all the way to the Zhou Dynasty (1046 – 256 BCE), however, it flourished during the Han Dynasty (002 BCE to 002 AD), where it was formalised and aligned with principles of Confucianism, Chinese Medicine, and traditional alchemical practices.Īccording to the legends, The Great Jade Emperor – Yu Di – ruler of the heavens, wanted to devise a way to measure time.
The Twelve Earthly Branches – The twelve Chinese animal signs.The Ten Heavenly Stems – the Yin and Yang qualities of the Wuxing.Wuxing: The five phases of the flow of the elements – water, wood, fire, earth, and metal.The theory of the three harmonies: heaven, earth, and water.
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