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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Tiger (zodiac)

The Tiger ( 虎 ), is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Tiger is associated with the earthly branch symbol 寅.

Years and the Five Elements

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Tiger," while also bearing the following elemental sign:
8 February 1902 – 28 January 1903: 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 1998 – 15 February 1999: Earth Tiger
15 February 2010 – 2 February 2011: Metal Tiger
[edit]Traditional Tiger attributes and associations

Attribute
Zodiac Location 3rd
Ruling hours 3am-5am
Direction East-Northeast
Motto "I Win"
Season and month Winter, February
Fixed element wood
Stem Positive
Solar Month Fades February 6 – March 5
Gemstone Sapphire
Colors Green,Red
Roughly equivalent western sign Aquarius
Polarity Yin
Food Bread, poultry
Countries Russia, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay, North Korea


See also


(source:wikipedia)

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