New Year is coming

So, New Year is coming. Then soon it will be the Lunar New Year. Next Year it will be the year of the Dragon. Yes, DRAGON. For those who have absolutely no idea what i'm talking about, in the lunar calendar, there is a zodiac of sorts.

Each year is a different animal and there are 12 animals so it rotates every 12 years. The animals are: (according to who came first in the Zodiac race)

1. Rat
2. Ox
3. Tiger
4. Rabbit
5. Dragon
6. Snake
7. Horse
8. Sheep
9. Monkey
10. Rooster
11. Dog
12. Pig

There's actually a chinese rhyme to go first this

一鼠, 二牛, 三虎, 四兔, 五龙, 六蛇, 七马, 八羊, 九猴, 十鸡, 十一狗, 十二猪, 跟着走
yi1 shu3, er4 niu2, san1 hu3, si4 tu4, wu3 long2, liu4 se2, qi1 ma3, ba1 yang2, jiu3 hou2, shi2 ji1, shi2 yi1 gou3, shi2 er4 zhu1, gen1 zhe4 zou3

My Zodiac animal is the rooster but i try to call it Phoenix sometimes as it sounds more elegant as mentioned on one book i saw while at a bookstore.

Take a look at the table below to see what animal year you belong to :)

You might want to find out more if you're curious.
Every animal year you're born into, there are many different characteristics cause there are different categories under each animal. For example, under rooster there are the Water Rooster, Fire Rooster, Metal Rooster, Wood Rooster and Earth Rooster. So... If you're a rooster, you could be in any one of these elements.

Try looking here:
http://www.chinesezodiac.com/
http://www.astrographix.com/astrology/elements.htm
http://www.metaphysicalzone.com/china/index.shtml