Shier Shengxiao-shen - Animal Spirits of the 12-year cycle

The first to come was "Rat" - she got the first year of the 12-year cycle. True, eyewitnesses of this wonderful swim claim that the Buffalo was the first to reach the opposite bank, and the Rat, which did not want to get wet in cold water, asked the Buffalo to carry it on its back, and he, out of the kindness of his heart, agreed. While the buffalo was shaking himself off to appear before the Buddha in a decent form. He was the second, and the second year was named after him.

"Chow - nude", Bull
In ancient times, the sign, which later began to be written as "丑", depicted a dense rope woven from many thin threads. Therefore, this hieroglyph can be interpreted as "unification into a single whole", "ordering". In the traditional calendar, Bull corresponds to the 1st lunar month ("the month of consent"). In the coldest month of the year, it is good to sit by the hearth and wait for spring. This is the time for the accumulation of internal strength and energy. The "Chow" sign corresponds to the time from 1 to 3 am (4th guard), as well as the direction to the North-East (022.5 - 037.5 degrees).
Year of birth -1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009