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Our New Chinese Horoscope Collection is very popular. It features a Zippo high-polish chrome lighter custom engraved with the symbol of your choice. Sharp, clear detail.
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RAT
1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996.
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DRAGON
1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000.
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MONKEY
1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004.
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OX
1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997
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SNAKE
1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001.
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ROOSTER
1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005.
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TIGER
1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998.
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HORSE
1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002.
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DOG
1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994.
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RABBIT
1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999.
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GOAT
1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003.
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PIG
1923, 1934, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995.
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CHINESE ZODIAC SIGNS - HISTORY OR LEGEND
The 12 Zodiac animal signs are, in order, the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. There are many legends to explain the beginning of the zodiac. One of the most popular reads, in summarized form, as follows:
The rat was given the task to invite the animals to report to the Jade Emperor to be selected for the zodiac signs. The cat was a good friend of the rat, but the rat forgot to invite him. So the cat vowed to be the rat's natural enemy for ages to come.
Another popular legend has it that a race was used to decide the animals to report to the Jade Emperor:
All the animals lined up on the bank of a river and were given the task of getting to the opposite shore. Their order in the calendar would be set by the order in which the animals managed to reach the other side. The cat wondered how he would get across if he was afraid of water. At the same time, the ox wondered how he would cross with his poor eyesight. The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat jump onto the ox's back and guide him across. The ox was steady and hard-working so that he did not notice a commotion on his back. In the meanwhile, the rat snuck up behind the unsuspecting cat and shoved him into the water. Just as the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first. The lazy pig came to the far shore in twelfth place. And so the rat got the first year named after him, the ox got the second year, and the pig ended up as the last year in the cycle. The cat finished too late (thirteenth) to win any place in the calendar, and vowed to be the enemy of the rat forevermore.
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