What is your animal in the Chinese zodiac? Does it match up with your own personality and lifestyle?
Every year has a corresponding animal in Chinese culture. It goes in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. This year, 2021, is the year of the Ox.
The Chinese zodiac not only predicts your personality, it also supposedly influences your careers, marriage, compatibility, and fortune.
My animal is the Pig.
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/pig.htm says:
“Pigs are diligent, compassionate, and generous. They have great concentration: once they set a goal, they will devote all their energy to achieving it. Though Pigs rarely seek help from others, they will not refuse to give others a hand. Pigs never suspect trickery, so they are easily fooled.
Generally speaking, Pigs are relatively calm when facing trouble. No matter how difficult the problems are Pigs encounter, they can handle things properly and carefully. They have a great sense of responsibility to finish what they are engaged in.”
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/pig/ says:
“People born in the Year of the Pig are honest and frank in personality, with chivalrous and gallant manners. They have a calm appearance and a strong heart. They do whatever they want with strength. They are tolerant and optimistic, but not until they become your friends can their virtue, advantages and fidelity to friendship be appreciated. They are quick tempered, but hate arguments and quarreling. They are kind to their loved ones. They are not afraid of difficulties and problems but when faced with them, they try to work them out gradually. They treat friends sincerely and do not tell lies unless they have to. They are lighthearted and usually fall asleep easily.
Putting too much trust and sometimes naïve characteristics may be their shortfalls to point that they can easily fall into traps. Although they are loyal to friends but they actually do not have many friends in return. They are hot-tempered and impulsive and are not good in communication. If they play pranks on people, they won' t know when to stop.”
https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/pig/ says:
“Women born in the Pig year are full of excitement. They attend social events whenever possible and treat everyone genuinely. Combined with their easygoing personality, they gain everyone’s trust.
However, they are sometimes over-friendly. In their excitement, they can forget to give others personal space.
They also have good fortune with wealth. As long as they keep at it, the efforts will not go to waste. Though they don’t start with an advantage, their hard work will keep money flowing in.
At home, they are highly organized. If the room is messy, they’d stay up the entire night to clean it up. These women love children too. Playing with children is one of the things that bring them the greatest joy.”
A lot of what it says personality-wise is actually very accurate. I only thing I find incorrect is when it talks about being ‘hot-tempered and impulsive’. I am most definitely the complete opposite of that. I also do not ‘attend social events whenever possible’ haha. I’m way too shy and awkward to want to do that.
So, I find my year to be fairly satisfying. There’s a few inconsistencies, but most of it is, overall, correct.
Is your animal match up with your personality?
Every year has a corresponding animal in Chinese culture. It goes in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. This year, 2021, is the year of the Ox.
The Chinese zodiac not only predicts your personality, it also supposedly influences your careers, marriage, compatibility, and fortune.
My animal is the Pig.
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/pig.htm says:
“Pigs are diligent, compassionate, and generous. They have great concentration: once they set a goal, they will devote all their energy to achieving it. Though Pigs rarely seek help from others, they will not refuse to give others a hand. Pigs never suspect trickery, so they are easily fooled.
Generally speaking, Pigs are relatively calm when facing trouble. No matter how difficult the problems are Pigs encounter, they can handle things properly and carefully. They have a great sense of responsibility to finish what they are engaged in.”
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/pig/ says:
“People born in the Year of the Pig are honest and frank in personality, with chivalrous and gallant manners. They have a calm appearance and a strong heart. They do whatever they want with strength. They are tolerant and optimistic, but not until they become your friends can their virtue, advantages and fidelity to friendship be appreciated. They are quick tempered, but hate arguments and quarreling. They are kind to their loved ones. They are not afraid of difficulties and problems but when faced with them, they try to work them out gradually. They treat friends sincerely and do not tell lies unless they have to. They are lighthearted and usually fall asleep easily.
Putting too much trust and sometimes naïve characteristics may be their shortfalls to point that they can easily fall into traps. Although they are loyal to friends but they actually do not have many friends in return. They are hot-tempered and impulsive and are not good in communication. If they play pranks on people, they won' t know when to stop.”
https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/pig/ says:
“Women born in the Pig year are full of excitement. They attend social events whenever possible and treat everyone genuinely. Combined with their easygoing personality, they gain everyone’s trust.
However, they are sometimes over-friendly. In their excitement, they can forget to give others personal space.
They also have good fortune with wealth. As long as they keep at it, the efforts will not go to waste. Though they don’t start with an advantage, their hard work will keep money flowing in.
At home, they are highly organized. If the room is messy, they’d stay up the entire night to clean it up. These women love children too. Playing with children is one of the things that bring them the greatest joy.”
A lot of what it says personality-wise is actually very accurate. I only thing I find incorrect is when it talks about being ‘hot-tempered and impulsive’. I am most definitely the complete opposite of that. I also do not ‘attend social events whenever possible’ haha. I’m way too shy and awkward to want to do that.
So, I find my year to be fairly satisfying. There’s a few inconsistencies, but most of it is, overall, correct.
Is your animal match up with your personality?