The Chinese Calender
The Chinese calendar was invented in 2637 BC by Emperor Huang Ti, who introduced the first cycle of thezodiac. It is believed that Buddha invited all the animals to celebrate the New Year (on the second New Moon after the winter solstice, in January or February) with him but only 12 came. As a reward, Buddha named a year after each of them in the order in which they arrived, with the rat first and the pig last.
| Order | Year |
|---|---|
Ox (Ji Chou) | Jan 26 2009 |
Tiger | Feb 14 2010 |
Rabbit | Feb 3 2011 |
Dragon | Jan 23 2012 |
Snake | 2013 |
Horse | 2014 |
Goat | 2015 |
Monkey | 2016 |
Rooster or chicken | 2017 |
Dog | 2018 |
Pig or boar | 2019 |
Rat | 2020 |
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