Monkey Pendant - Chinese Astrology and Zodiac Series

Chinese astrology is the divination of the future from the Chinese calendar, particularly its 12-year cycle of animals, referred to as the Chinese Zodiac. The 12 Zodiac animal signs are, in order, the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Since the (traditional) Chinese zodiac follows the (lunisolar) Chinese calendar, the switch over date for the zodiac signs is the Chinese New Year, not January 1 as in the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, a person who was born in January or early February may have the sign of the previous year. For example, 1990 was the year of the horse, but anyone born from January 1 to January 26, 1990 was born in the Year of the Snake (the sign of the previous year), because the 1990 Year of the Horse began on January 27, 1990. The start of a new Zodiac is also celebrated on Chinese New Year along with many other customs. Dog: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 Dragon: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000 Horse: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 Monkey: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 Pig : 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007 Ox : 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997 Rabbit : 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 Rat : 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996 Rooster : 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005 Ram : 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003 Snake : 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001 Tiger : 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998

Sterling Silver Pendant, Approx. 9/16"H on 33" cord with description card.