Daisy Tran

Professor Maria Turnmeyer

Asian American Studies 113B
20 February 2015

Chinese Zodiac
Chinese Zodiac is known as Sheng Xiao. It is a repeating 12 years cycles that
related to different kind of animal sign. Everyone is born in different years and each year
there are different Chinese Zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat,
Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Frances Romero said that each zodiac animals believes
to have attributes and symbolized the relationship between a person and the zodiac
animal. The Chinese zodiac will always carry through life. Basically, most people dont
call it a Chinese zodiac, it just a fortune telling. Fortune telling is an act or predicting
about the future.
"This animal hides in your heart." (Frances Romero). It is defined ones
personality and destiny in the inside of themselves. Over the years forecast Asian
cultures look over the signs relating to business, romance, and family. Some people can
be born in a wrong year are mostly excluded from attending weddings and funerals.
Asians believes that it is bad luck when your zodiac year comes around. The best way to
avoid to the bad luck is not wear something red that is given by relative.

Out all the 12 animals there is one interesting animal is the Boar (Pig) because it
has specific characteristics. For example: the pig can be honorable, philanthropic,
determined, optimistic, sincere, and sociable. It is seek to help others and has the sense of
responsibility to finish its work they have to do. The zodiac pig can bring good influences
to others that means great friendship. During school, students that are born as the boar
doesnt do well in the academic courses but one will gain awards in their aspects. Which
is unique because for the people that are born of the year of the pig attends to handle
things properly and carefully no matter if the problem gets difficult. For the people that
born the year of the pig: for this year, things that surrounded them will go positively and
must do thing maturely for themselves and the environment. With the pressure of work or
school work and emotional ups and downs for people this year will have controlled of the
emotions and recharge themselves. The funny thing about the pig its laziness and
clumsiness like myself. But knowing that everyone has their own laziness even thought if
they were born as a pig.

Work Cited

Romero, Frances. "The Chinese Zodiac." Time. Time Inc., 25 Jan. 2009.
Web. 20 Feb. 2015.