Far Eastern people have a zodiac like that of the west; the eastern system has a cycle of twelve years instead of twelve months. Each year of the cycle has its own particular animal symbol with meaning, origin and influence stretching back to ancient India and China.

According to the mystic Chinese calendar, twelve animals represent the years. It was on a certain New Year's Day, ages ago, that Lord Buddha called all the animals of the world to appear before him. He promised that those who came to pay him homage would receive a gift for their fealty. As a mark of honour, they would be given a year which would thereafter be named after each of them. Of all the animals in the world, only twelve came. In the order they came were the rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and the boar.

HORSE - People born in the year of the horse are very skilful in paying compliments, are very popular among people. They are very cheerful but talk too much. They are wise & talented & are capable of making money. They like threatical entertainment and always go to plays, musical performances and operas. The best marriage for them would be with tiger year, dog year or sheep year people. The good would be with one in the rat year.

SHEEP - People born in the year of the sheep are pleasant, highly accomplished in arts and passionate in nature. They are deeply religious and timid in nature. They are clumsy in speaking and poor salesmen. They are uncertain about themselves and must be guided throughout life. The best marriage for a sheep-year person would be a rabbit, boar, or a horse-year person.

MONKEY - People born in the year of the monkey are the erratic geniuses of the cycle. They are clever, skilful and adroit when making financial deals. They are prized for their talents and flexibility. They are studious and like to know a great deal. The best marriage partner to monkey people would be someone born in the dragon year or the rat year. The good would be with someone in the year.

ROOSTER - People born in the year of the rooster are deep thinkers who are always busy and devoted to their work. They always want to do more than they are able because they are eccentric. They are brave and not shy, seeking to get ahead most of the time. The best marriage for them is with the ox-year, serpent-year or dragon-year.

DOG - People born in the year of the dog have all the fine traits of human nature. They have added sense of duty and loyalty and are extremely honest. They always do their best in their relationship with people and inspire the confidence of people. Yet they are also selfish and stubborn. The best marriage for these people is with either of the horse-year, tiger-year or rabbit-year.

BOAR - People born in the year of the boar are chivalrous and gallant. They possess tremendous fortune and great honesty. They can be made good friends for life. They like to study and to be learned. They are quite short-tempered but hate to quarrel and to argue because they are affectionate and kind to their loved ones. The best spouses for them are those persons born in the year of the rabbit or the sheep.

RAT - People born in the year of the rat are noted for their charm. They are fussy about small matters and have a tendency to pinch pennies and able to save a great deal of money. On the other hand may lose what they have saved by spending it on someone they love who does not love them. A person born in this year would do well to marry someone born in this year would do well to marry someone born in the dragon, the monkey or the ox-year.

OX – People born in the year of the ox are very patient and speak little. They have a gift of inspiring confidence in others and this allows them to achieve great success. Ox-year people are alert and dextrous to the point of genius. They regard affection between men and women as a sort of game they cannot understand. The best marriage for people born in the Ox-year would be with persons born in the serpent, rooster or the rat-year.

TIGER – People born in the year are sensitive, short-tempered and with sympathy for those whom they are fond of. Tiger people cannot make up their minds quickly and are suspicious of other people.

RABBIT – People born in the year of the rabbit are the most fortunate. They are smooth talkers, talented and ambitious. They will succeed in studies, business or in any enterprise as well as in marriage. They are exceptionally clever in business. Rabbit people would do well to marry persons born in the sheep, boar or the dog year.

DRAGON – People born in the year of the dragon are healthy, energetic, excitable, short tempered and stubborn. But they are honest sensitive, brave and can inspire trust in almost anyone. They are the most eccentric of any in the cycle. They can accomplish success in study, business and almost in any endeavour. But they are not prone to marry early and in some cases not at all, rather to achieve loneliness in they’re old age. People love them. The best marriage for the dragon-year people would be with a person born in the year of the rat serpent, monkey, rooster or tiger.