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Chinese New Year 4712
The Chinese Lunar Calendar is about
4712 – 2014 = ? years
Older than ours It never begins on January 1st
Nor does it begin on the same date each year
Any time between January 21st and February 18th
Depending on the date of the New Moon in
Aquarius
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Each year is named for an animal
12-year cycle
The Chinese say that the animal ruling the year
you were born will influence your life
According to Chinese folklore, every person has
personality traits that are the same as their
animal birth sign
Several legends about how the animals were
chosen
This is one of them
Chinese New Year 4712The Jade Emperor
is the name of the
Emperor of
Heaven.
Long ago, in
China, The Jade
Emperor decided
that there should
be a way of
measuring time.
On his birthday he
told the animals
that there was to
be a swimming
race. The first 12
animals across the
fast flowing river
would be the
winners and they
would each have a
year of the zodiac
named after them.
Chinese New Year 4712All the animals lined up along
the river bank. The rat and the
cat, who were good friends,
were worried because they were
poor swimmers. Being clever
they asked the strong ox if he
would carry them across the
river. “Of course” said the kind ox. “Just climb on my back and I will take you
across.”
The rat and the cat quickly jumped up and were very excited when the
ox soon took the lead in the race. They had almost reached the other
bank when the rat pushed the cat into the river leaving him to struggle
in the water. Then just before the ox was about to win the race the rat
leapt on
Chinese New Year 4712his head and on to the bank to finish 1st.
“Well done,” said the Jade Emperor to the
proud rat. “The first year of the Zodiac will
be named after you.” The poor ox had
been tricked into 2nd place and the 2nd year
of the zodiac was named after him.
Shortly after, the exhausted tiger
clawed his way to the river bank to
claim third place. Swimming across the
river had been an enormous struggle
for him against the strong currents.
The Emperor was so delighted with his
efforts that he named the 3rd year after
him.
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after you,” the surprised Jade Emperor
explained.
Just then a kind dragon swooped down to take
fifth place.
“Why didn’t you win the race, as you can fly as
well as swim?” the Jade Emperor asked. “I was
held up because some people and animals
needed water to drink. I needed to make
some rain,” the dragon explained. “Then when
I was nearly here I saw
Next to arrive was the rabbit, who hadn’t
swum across at all. He hopped across on
some stepping stones and then found a
floating log which carried him to the
shore.
“I shall be very happy to call the 4th year
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The next thing the Jade Emperor heard
was the sound of the horse’s hooves.
Just as he was thinking the horse
would be the next animal to arrive, a
sneaky snake wriggled out from
around one of the horse’s hooves.
The horse was so surprised that he
jumped backwards giving the snake a
chance to take the 6th place in the
race. The poor horse had to be
satisfied with the 7th place.
a poor little rabbit on a log in the water and I blew a puff of wind so that
the log would float to the river bank.” “Well that was very kind of you
and now you are here you will have the 5th year of the zodiac named
after you.”
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animal, the monkey the 9th and the rooster the 10th.
The next animal to finish was the dog. “Why are you
so late when you are one of the best swimmers?”
asked the Jade Emperor. “The water in the river was
so clean that I had to have a bath on the way,
explained the dog. The 11th year was named after
him.
Not long afterwards a raft arrived carrying the
goat, the monkey and the rooster. They
explained to the Emperor how they had shared
the raft that the rooster had found. The goat
and monkey had cleared weeds and pushed the
raft to the shore. The Emperor was very pleased
that the animals had worked together. He
named the goat the 8th zodiac
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As for the cat who had been pushed into the water by
the rat, he finally crawled out of the water but was too
late to have a year named after him. He felt very
cross with the rat and since then cats have never
been friends with rats. From that day to this, the
Chinese zodiac has followed this cycle of years named
after these twelve animals.
Now there was one place left in the zodiac and the
Emperor wondered when the last winner would
come.
He nearly gave up when he heard a grunt from the
boar.
“You took a long time to cross the river,” said the
Emperor to the boar. “I was hungry and stopped to
eat. After the meal I felt so tired that I fell asleep.”
The last year was named after the boar.
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1. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, on which date of our Western calendar does the Chinese New Year's Day of Year 4712 fall?
1) January 27, 1990
2) January 31, 2014
3) February 12, 2002
4) February 10, 2013
The year of the Horse
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2. Approximately how many years is the Chinese lunar calendar older than ours, the Western calendar?
1) 698 years
2) 1,698 years
3) 2,698 years
4) 3,698 years
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3. How may years are there in a zodiac cycle in the Chinese lunar calendar?
1) 9 years
2) 12 years
3) 18 years
4) 24 years
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4. What was each of the Chinese lunar calendar year named for?
1) A tree
2) A stone
3) A plant
4) An animal
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5. Why was the Emperor very pleased and named the goat the 8th Chinese Zodiac animal, the monkey the 9th and the rooster the 10th?
1)Because the animals worked together and shared a raft.
2)Because the animals swam together across the river.
3)Because the animals competed with one another.
4)Because the animals flew across the river.
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6. Long ago in China, who decided that there should be a way to measure time?
1) The Huang Emperor in Ancient China.
2) The Yao Emperor in Ancient China.
3) The Jade Emperor of the Heaven.
4) The Shun Emperor in Ancient China.
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7. What competition was held to name the Chinese Zodiac years?
1) A singing competition.
2) A swimming competition.
3) A dance competition.
4) A talent competition.
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8. What did the rat do to win the 1st place of the race?
1) The rat leapt on the stones in the river and finished first.
2) The rat got on a floating log and finished first.
3) The rat swam across and finished first.
4) The rat pushed the cat into the river leaving him to struggle in the water, and leapt on the ox’s head and on to the bank to finish first.
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9. Why didn’t the dragon win the 1st place in the race, as he can fly as well as swim?
1) Because he was tired, so he took a nap.
2) Because he was hungry and stopped to eat.
3) Because the water in the river was so clean that he had to have a bath on the way.
4) Because he needed to make some rain so people and animals had water to drink. Then when he was near the other bank, he saw a poor little rabbit on a log in the water and he blew a puff of wind so that the log would float to the river bank.
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10.According to Chinese folklore, every person would have what kind of personality traits?
1) Personality traits that are the same as their father.
2) Personality traits that are the same as their animal birth sign.
3) Personality traits that are the same as their mother.
4) Personality traits that are the same as their grandparents.
Chinese New Year 4712Chinese Zodiac (1984-2019)
Rat Ox TigerHare/Rabbit
Dragon Snake HorseRam/Sheep
Monkey Rooster DogBoar/Pig
子鼠 丑牛 寅虎 卯兔 辰龙 巳蛇 午马 未羊 申猴 酉鸡 戌狗 亥猪4682-1-1 4683-1-1 4684-1-1 4685-1-1 4686-1-1 4687-1-1 4688-1-1 4689-1-1 4690-1-1 4691-1-1 4692-1-1 4693-1-1
2-2-84 2-20-85 2-9-86 1-29-87 2-17-88 2-6-89 1-27-90 2-15-91 2-4-92 1-23-93 2-10-94 1-31-95
4694-1-1 4695-1-1 4696-1-1 4697-1-1 4698-1-1 4699-1-1 4700-1-1 4701-1-1 4702-1-1 4703-1-1 4704-1-1 4705-1-1
2-19-96 2-7-97 1-28-98 2-16-99 2-5-2000 1-24-01 2-12-02 2-1-03 1-22-04 29-05 1-29-06 2-18-07
4706-1-1 4707-1-1 4708-1-1 4709-1-1 4710-1-1 4711-1-1 4712-1-1 4713-1-1 4714-1-1 4715-1-1 4716-1-1 4717-1-1
Feb 7, 2008
Jan 26, 2009
Feb 14, 2010
Feb 3, 2011
Jan 23, 2012
Feb 10, 2013
Jan 31, 2014
Feb 19, 2015
Feb 9, 2016
Jan 28, 2017
Feb 16, 2018
Feb 5, 2019
Charming, social,
and quick witted,rats are
happy and popular people. Rats are
always on the go
and find safety in numbers.
Patient, deter- mined,
and easy going, you never miss
a beat. The Ox person
succeeds at their
own merits. Hard
working, logical,
and tenacious.
Tigers are romantic, lovable,
magneticand
indepen- dent. The tiger is an optimist. You are brave, kind,
daring and full of
feeling.
Rabbits are
selfless, neat and tidy, and get along well with
their brothers
and sisters. Rabbits lead the good life and are
the most fortunate.
One ofthe most
showy characters
of the zodiac
chart, you are
imaginat- ive, lucky, full of fun,
and energetic. Dragons are the doers of
the world.
Snakes are governed by their innate
wisdom and
intuition. Snake people
think a lot, are fast learners and will never
make the same
mistake.
A horse person loves
freedom. You are
cheerful, talkative,
a hard worker,
and a bit of a show
off.Horses
are head- strong and
quick minded.
You're a strong
believerin what you do,
gentle and loving,
and very talented
in thearts. The sheep is ultras-
ensitive, altruistic,
and sincere.
You are very
smart, have a lot
of wonderful ideas, but are full of mischief. Monkeys
are extremely competet-
ive andwill be good at
everything you do.
You are neat as a pin, have
lots of confidence
, and would like everything
to be perfect. You are brutally honest
and candid.
Roosters are proud animals.
Keeping an eye on
everything, you are alert and
dependable.
Compatible,
compromising, loyal,
and unprejudic
ed.Dogs are
there when you
need them.
Happy, good-
natured, outspoken, but a little
too trusting. Pigs are
the nicest people to know. A pig will remain your
friend for life.
http://www.threetong.com/x/nongli.htm http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-chinese.html
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References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jade_Emperor
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/ZodiacStory.aspx
http://www.threetong.com/x/nongli.html
http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-chinese.html