Zodiac snake, showing the shé (蛇) character for snake
According to one legend, there is a reason for the order of the animals in the cycle. The story goes that a race was held to cross a great river, and the order of the animals in the cycle was based upon their order in finishing the race. In this story, the snake compensated for not being the best swimmer by hitching a hidden ride on the Horse's hoof, and when the horse was just about to cross the finish line, jumping out, scaring the horse, and thus edging it out for sixth place.
The same twelve animals are also used to symbolize the cycle of hours in the day, each being associated with a two-hour time period. The hour of the snake is 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., the time when the Sun warms up the Earth, and snakes are said to slither out of their holes. The month of the snake is the 4th month of the Chinese lunar calendar and it usually falls within the months of May through June depending on the Chinese to Gregorian calendar conversion. The reason the animal signs are referred to as zodiacal is that one's personality is said to be influenced by the animal signs ruling the time of birth, together with elemental aspects of the animal signs within the sexagenary cycle. Similarly, the year governed by a particular animal sign is supposed to be characterized by it, with the effects particularly strong for people who were born in any year governed by the same animal sign.
In Chinese symbology, snakes are regarded as intelligent, with a tendency to lack scruples.[2]
In Japan, the new sign of the zodiac starts on 1 January, while in China it starts, according to the traditional Chinese calendar, at the new moon that falls between 21 January and 20 February, so that persons born in January or February may have two different signs in the two countries, but persons born in late February (i.e. on or after 20 February) automatically have one sign in both countries.
The snake is the sixth of the twelve signs and belongs to the second trine, with the ox (second sign, 牛, Earthly branch: 丑) and the rooster (tenth sign, 雞/鷄 [simplified Chinese: 鸡], Earthly branch: 酉), with which it is most compatible. The pig is the most incompatible.[4]
Cultural notes
A Snake Year is sometimes referred to as a Little Dragon Year to assuage possible feelings of inadequacy among people born during a Snake Year.[5]
Gallery
Depictions of zodiacal snakes, alone or with the other eleven signs, show how they have been imagined in the calendrical context.
^Lary, Diana (2022). China's grandmothers : gender, family, and aging from late Qing to twenty-first century. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 37. ISBN978-1-009-06478-1. OCLC 1292532755.
References
Eberhard, Wolfram (2003 [1986 (German version 1983)]), A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought. London, New York: Routledge. ISBN0-415-00228-1
Vietnam Veterans for Factual History (2015). Indochina in the Year of the Snake, 1965. p. 288. ISBN9781929932658.
External links
Media related to Snake (zodiac) at Wikimedia Commons
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This article is about the zodiac sign For other uses see Snake disambiguation Year of the Snake redirects here For the album by the group Fly see Year of the Snake album The snake 蛇 is the sixth of the twelve year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar The Year of the Snake is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 巳 1 Snake Snake in regular Chinese charactersChinese蛇TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinsheWade Gilesshe2IPA ʂɤ HakkaRomanizationsaYue CantoneseYale RomanizationsehJyutpingse4IPA sɛ ː Southern MinHokkien POJchoaOld ChineseBaxter 1992 ljAjBaxter Sagart 2014 Ce lAjZodiac snake showing the she 蛇 character for snake According to one legend there is a reason for the order of the animals in the cycle The story goes that a race was held to cross a great river and the order of the animals in the cycle was based upon their order in finishing the race In this story the snake compensated for not being the best swimmer by hitching a hidden ride on the Horse s hoof and when the horse was just about to cross the finish line jumping out scaring the horse and thus edging it out for sixth place The same twelve animals are also used to symbolize the cycle of hours in the day each being associated with a two hour time period The hour of the snake is 9 00 to 11 00 a m the time when the Sun warms up the Earth and snakes are said to slither out of their holes The month of the snake is the 4th month of the Chinese lunar calendar and it usually falls within the months of May through June depending on the Chinese to Gregorian calendar conversion The reason the animal signs are referred to as zodiacal is that one s personality is said to be influenced by the animal signs ruling the time of birth together with elemental aspects of the animal signs within the sexagenary cycle Similarly the year governed by a particular animal sign is supposed to be characterized by it with the effects particularly strong for people who were born in any year governed by the same animal sign In Chinese symbology snakes are regarded as intelligent with a tendency to lack scruples 2 Contents 1 Years and elements 2 Basic astrological associations 3 Cultural notes 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksYears and elements EditPeople born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the Year of the Snake while also bearing the following elemental sign Start date End date Heavenly branch10 February 1929 29 January 1930 Earth Snake27 January 1941 14 February 1942 Metal Snake14 February 1953 2 February 1954 Water Snake2 February 1965 20 January 1966 Wood Snake18 February 1977 6 February 1978 Fire Snake6 February 1989 26 January 1990 Earth Snake24 January 2001 11 February 2002 Metal Snake10 February 2013 30 January 2014 Water Snake29 January 2025 16 February 2026 Wood Snake15 February 2037 3 February 2038 Fire Snake2 February 2049 22 January 2050 Earth Snake21 January 2061 8 February 2062 Metal Snake7 February 2073 26 January 2074 Water Snake26 January 2085 13 February 2086 Wood Snake12 February 2097 31 January 2098 Fire SnakeIn Japan the new sign of the zodiac starts on 1 January while in China it starts according to the traditional Chinese calendar at the new moon that falls between 21 January and 20 February so that persons born in January or February may have two different signs in the two countries but persons born in late February i e on or after 20 February automatically have one sign in both countries Basic astrological associations EditEarthly branch SiElement FirePlanet MarsYin Yang YinLunar month FourthLucky numbers 2 8 9Lucky flowers Orchid cactusLucky colors Red light yellow black Avoid white golden brown 3 Season SummerThe snake is the sixth of the twelve signs and belongs to the second trine with the ox second sign 牛 Earthly branch 丑 and the rooster tenth sign 雞 鷄 simplified Chinese 鸡 Earthly branch 酉 with which it is most compatible The pig is the most incompatible 4 Cultural notes EditA Snake Year is sometimes referred to as a Little Dragon Year to assuage possible feelings of inadequacy among people born during a Snake Year 5 Gallery EditDepictions of zodiacal snakes alone or with the other eleven signs show how they have been imagined in the calendrical context Old Town of Lijiang zodiac circle a stone circle inscribed with symbols of the Chinese zodiac near the entrance to the Old Town of Lijiang Yunnan Detail of above showing the Snake designated by its Earthly Branch sign front center right Chinese astrological Snake Terracotta zodiacal Snake from the Sui dynasty 581 618 The Snake statue is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac portrayed in the Kowloon Walled City Park in Kowloon City Hong KongSee also EditSnake Snakes in Chinese mythology Snakes in mythology Serpent symbolism Notes Edit Snake Horoscope Information Archived 2013 02 17 at archive today Retrieved 28 August 2012 Eberhard sub Snake She p 268 Chinese Zodiac Snake Your Chinese Astrology Retrieved 14 March 2018 Vansu Calendar 23 January 2023 Lary Diana 2022 China s grandmothers gender family and aging from late Qing to twenty first century Cambridge United Kingdom Cambridge University Press p 37 ISBN 978 1 009 06478 1 OCLC 1292532755 References EditEberhard Wolfram 2003 1986 German version 1983 A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought London New York Routledge ISBN 0 415 00228 1 Vietnam Veterans for Factual History 2015 Indochina in the Year of the Snake 1965 p 288 ISBN 9781929932658 External links Edit Media related to Snake zodiac at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snake zodiac amp oldid 1144149429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
