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Chinese Horoscopes is characterized by a variation as the birth chart is considered on the basis of lunar months. Basically Chinese have used the Western calendar since 1911, but the lunar calendar is still used for celebratory occasions such as the Chinese New Year. The lunar calendar has a sixty year cycle. In the Chinese horoscope, the five essential elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth, which create up all matter, are connect with the twelve animal symbols of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Lamb, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig to form the sixty year cycle.
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