Rooster
"Rooster, Chicken" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Zodiac rooster, showing the (雞) character for rooster

The Rooster (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: /) is the tenth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the Earthly Branch symbol .

In the Tibetan zodiac and the Gurung zodiac, the bird is in place of the Rooster.[1][2]

Years and the five elements

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Rooster", while bearing the following elemental signs:[3]

Start dateEnd dateHeavenly branch
26 January 193313 February 1934Water Rooster
13 February 19451 February 1946Wood Rooster
31 January 195717 February 1958Fire Rooster
17 February 19695 February 1970Earth Rooster
5 February 198124 January 1982Metal Rooster
23 January 19939 February 1994Water Rooster
9 February 200528 January 2006Wood Rooster
28 January 201715 February 2018Fire Rooster[4]
13 February 20292 February 2030Earth Rooster
1 February 204121 January 2042Metal Rooster
19 February 20537 February 2054Water Rooster
5 February 206525 January 2066Wood Rooster
24 January 207711 February 2078Fire Rooster
10 February 208929 January 2090Earth Rooster
21 January 210116 February 2102Metal Rooster

Basic astrology elements

Earthly Branches:酉 Yǒu
The Five Elements:Metal / Gold
Yin Yang:Yin
Body:Bones
House:X Career and reputation
Lucky Numbers:5, 7, 8; Avoid: 1, 3, 9
Lucky Flowers:gladiola, impatiens, cockscomb
Lucky Colors:gold, brown, yellow; Avoid: white, green
Season:Autumn

See also

References

  1. ricardobaddouh (28 January 2014). "Tibetan Astrology – Table of Year-Animal-Element". AHMC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. Arina Sherchan (11 July 2010). "Tamu (Gurung) Losar Festival". ESC Nepal. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Chinese Zodiac – Rooster (Chicken)". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. "Year of the Rooster – 2017". Retrieved 9 June 2017.

Further reading

  • Donna Stellhorn (2017). Chinese Astrology: 2017 Year of the Fire Rooster. ETC Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-944-622-16-9.
  • Neil Somerville (2015). The Rooster in 2016: Your Chinese Horoscope. 2017-02-22 (1st ed.). Thorsons/HarperCollins. p. 320. ISBN 9780008138165.
  • Neil Somerville (16 June 2016). Your Chinese Horoscope 2017: What the Year of the Rooster holds in store for you. 2017-02-16. Thorsons/HarperCollins. p. 320. ISBN 9780008144531.
  • Peter So (1 November 2016). Kaori Working House (ed.). Your Fate in 2017 - The Year of the Rooster. Translated by Jay Lowe. p. 457. ISBN 978-962-14-61-71-1.
  • Ted E. Bear Press (2016). 2017 Year of the Rooster. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 196. ISBN 9781542711012.
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