Rabbit (zodiac)
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This article is about the Chinese Zodiac animal. For the band, see Year of the Rabbit (band).
The Chinese Year of the Rabbit ( 兔 ) is actually the Chinese Year of the Hare, as China has seven native species of hares and no native species of rabbits. The Chinese applied their word for hare to the first rabbits to be taken to China, and the word is now erroneously back-translated into English as "rabbit". The hare is the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Hare is associated with the earthly branch symbol 卯.
In the related Vietnamese zodiac, the cat takes the place of the hare.[1][2]
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[edit] Years and the Five Elements
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Hare", while also bearing the following elemental sign:[3]
- 29 January 1903 – 15 February 1904: Water Hare
- 14 February 1915 – 2 February 1916: Wood Hare
- 2 February 1927 – 22 January 1928: Fire Hare
- 19 February 1939 – 7 February 1940: Earth Hare
- 6 February 1951 – 26 January 1952: Metal Hare
- 25 January 1963 – 12 February 1964: Water Hare
- 11 February 1975 – 30 January 1976: Wood Hare
- 29 January 1987 – 16 February 1988: Fire Hare
- 16 February 1999 – 4 February 2000 Earth Hare
- 3 February 2011 – 22 January 2012: Metal Hare
- 22 January 2023 – 9 February 2024: Water Hare
- 8 February 2035 – 27 January 2036: Wood Hare
[edit] Traditional Hare attributes and associations
| Attribute | |
|---|---|
| Zodiac Location | 4th |
| Ruling hours | 5 - 7 am. |
| Direction | East |
| Motto | "I Relax"[4] |
| Season and month | Spring, March |
| Fixed element | Wood |
| Stem | Negative |
| Gemstone | Pearl |
| Color | Grey |
| Roughly equivalent western sign | Pisces |
| Polarity | Yang |
| Ruling Countries |  Croatia,  Iraq,  Malaysia,  Oman,  Chile,  Syria |
[edit] References
- ^ "Question # 16 : Cat and Rabbit". "Master Rao's Astrology Center" at asiaflash.com. http://www.asiaflash.com/rao/repon-16.shtml. Retrieved 2007-06-02. "for some "Chinese-inspired" peoples in Southeast Asia, especially the Vietnamese, the Rabbit is replaced by the Cat"
- ^ Dror Poleg. "Chinese Astrology – Chinese Zodiac Symbols". danwei.org. http://www.danwei.org/china_information/chinese_astrology_chinese_zodi.php. Retrieved 2007-06-02. "For example, the Vietnamese zodiac is identical to Chinese zodiac except the fourth animal is the cat not the rabbit"
- ^ "2010 Chinese New Year Day, Zodiacs, Horoscopes, Parade, Festival". Chinesefortunecalendar.com. http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/newyeardays.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Rabbit Motto
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