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Water Tiger 26 January 1914 13 February 1915 Wood Tiger 13 February 1926: 1 February 1927: Fire Tiger 31 January 1938: 18 February 1939: Earth Tiger 17 February 1950: 5 February 1951: Metal Tiger 5 February 1962: 24 January 1963: Water Tiger 23 January 1974: 10 February 1975: Wood Tiger 9 February 1986: 28 January 1987: Fire Tiger 28 January ...
By this logic, babies born in 2022 will take on the characteristics of the tiger – the third in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Tigers also were born in 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950 ...
The United States Postal Service and several other countries' postal services issue a "Year of the ____" postage stamp each year to honor this Chinese heritage. The zodiac is widely used in commercial culture, for example, in the Chinese New Year market, and popular zodiac-related products, such as crafts, toys, books, accessories, and ...
The water tiger is described as similar (in size) to a 3 or 4-year old human child, with tiger-like attributes in the lower limb and perhaps the head, though interpretations have varied. The modern interpretation is that the tiger-like (head), claws, etc., are always submerged and hidden, but the kneecap is exposed to view, although if a human ...
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Each of the creatures is most closely associated with a cardinal direction and a color, but also additionally represents other aspects, including a season of the year, an emotion, virtue, and one of the Chinese "five elements" (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water). Each has been given its own individual traits, origin story and a reason for being.
After seeing the tiger leap into the water, it’s no surprise they can jump as high as 30 feet. Like most cats, Bengal tigers can easily climb trees, using their claws to gain a foothold in the bark.
Chinese astrology has a close relation with Chinese philosophy (theory of the three harmonies: heaven, earth, and human), and uses the principles of yin and yang, wuxing (five phases), the ten Heavenly Stems, the twelve Earthly Branches, the lunisolar calendar (moon calendar and sun calendar), and the time calculation after year, month, day ...