In ancient Korea, it was important to know when a person was born. People thought that the year, date, and time one was born could show his fate. Some people still believe that this is true, and when you look at their research, you will see that this theory is pretty convincing. In the beginning of the year, many people celebrate the year of a certain animal. Some people would take it seriously and actually predict their fortune for the year, while many people just consider it as fun fact.
Chinese Zodiac is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. The zodiac of the 12 animal signs represents 12 different types of personalities. The zodiac begins with the sign of the Rat and goes to Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey , Rooster, Dog , and Pig. The combination of one's birth year, month, day and hour are a part of the four pillars of Chinese astrology which determine one's fate.
Every year has a certain animal. An example of an animal corresponding with a year is the Monkey, which represents 1992. So, all people who are born in 1992 have the Monkey year. For this new year, 2011, the corresponding animal is a Rabbit. People who were born at 1975, 1987, 1999, and now 2011 have Rabbit personality traits. These Rabbit people are talented, gracious, sensitive, compassionate, lucky, and moody. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper but are clever at business.
The new year always brings new opportunity for people and allows everyone to "start fresh." Whether you are Monkey or Rabbit, it is more important to work hard for your goals than just looking at your fortune cookies. Instead of waiting for what this year will bring you, you should have confidence make this year your year.
By Yoha Lee
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