Chinese Horoscopes

Did you know that in the Chinese horoscope each year is represented by an animal?Look at the picture above. How many animals are there in the Chinese Zodiac? Did you count twelve? You're right, but there are also other elements

The Five Elements

There is another layer to Chinese astrology that is less well known than the Chinese signs. Chinese astrologers use a 60 year cycle, made up of five sets of the twelve signs. The five repetitions of the signs each correspond to a different element, adding more intricacy to the animal.

The five elements are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth.

In Chinese astrology, the elements are part of a cycle; one is not higher or better than another. In fact, they have a cyclical relationship, both in positive and negative ways, so that:

Water makes Wood
Wood makes Fire
Fire makes Earth
Earth makes Metal
Metal makes Water

and:

Water destroys Fire
Fire destroys Metal
Metal destroys Wood
Wood destroys Earth
Earth destroys Water

In addition, they can be openly aggressive and hostile:

Water resists Fire
Fire resists Metal
Metal resists Wood
Wood resists Earth
Earth resists Water

So now you know the basics of Chinese Astrology. Enjoy exploring your Chinese sign!

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The students in class 7C helped and looked up the difficult words in a dictionary to write the texts.

If you were born in 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983,1995,2007 you are :

PIG- You are shy and humourless, but you are affectionate, friendly and loving. You are
impulsive and honest.
Compatible with Rabbit and Sheep

Witten by Filipa Elias and Rita Castela (7ºC)

If you were born in 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984,1996,2008 you are :

RAT- You are ambitious, honest and sincere,although you are a big spender.
You loose your temper easily.
Compatible with Rabbit and Sheep.

Witten by José Candeias e Pedro Confeiteiro

If you were born in 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985,1997,2009 you are :


OX- You are optimistic, inspiring and not very demanding. You will be an excellent father.
Compatible with Rat, Snake and Rooster.
Incompatible with Sheep.

Written by Jessica and Liliana

If you were born in 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986,1998,2010 you are :

TIGER- You are sincere, brave and a great fighter. You are also sensitive and faithful to your
friends.
Compatible with Horse and Dog.
Incompatible with Snake.

Written by Francisco Santos and Rui Oliveira.

If you were born in 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987,1999,2011 you are :

RABBIT-You are very talented and affectionate. You are also calm and shy. Compatible with Sheep,Dog and Pig
Incompatible with Rooster.

Written by Alexandra and Inês Caeiro

If you were born in 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988,2000,2012 you are :

DRAGON- You are passionate and get excited quite easily. You have a complicated life and underneath a hard appearance you are kind. You were born to be a leader.
Compatible with Rat , Monkey and Rooster.

Writen by Rita and Soraia

If you were born in 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977,1989,2001 you are :

SNAKE- You are wise and serious. You're also vain but loving. You are very good at earning money.
Compatible with Rooster and Ox
Incompatible with Pig.

Written by Francisco Silva and Renato Nazaré

If you were born in 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978,1990,2002 you are :

HORSE- You are enthusiastic and popular, but impatient. You are good at making money.
Compatible with Tiger, Sheep and Dog.
Incompatible with Rat.

Written by Jorge Caetano e André Conceição

If you were born in 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979,1991,2003 you are :

SHEEP- You are elegant and creative. You are passionate but shy.
Compatible with Rabbit, Horse and Pig.
Incompatible with Snake.

Written by José Lucas and Pedro Castro

If you were born in 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980,1992,2004 you are :


MONKEY- You are intelligent and a good politician. You like to learn and are a creative person, but you give up easily.
Compatible with Dragon and Rat.
Incompatible with Tiger.

Written by Inês Silva and Joana Jin

If you were born in 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981,1993,2005 you are :

ROOSTER- You are a spiritual pioneer at work and are eager for knowledge.However, you are selfish and exccentric.
Compatible with Ox, Dragon and Snake.
Incompatible with Rabbit.

If you were born in 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982,1994,2006 you are :

DOG- You are honest and a faithful leader. You are generous but stubborn. You can be very successful.
The Horse and the Tiger are good friends, but you must be careful with the Dragon.

Written by Pedro Estevam, Pedro Santos e Fábio Gonçalves