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Zodiac
"Zodiac" in a Sentence (13 examples)
The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac come from eleven kinds of animals originating in nature, namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, as well as the legendary form of the dragon, and are used as a calendar.
On a fundamental level, the 12 forms of the Chinese zodiac are related to animal worship.
Behind every animal on the Chinese zodiac lies an array of proverbs, sayings and stories.
The culture of the Chinese zodiac is deeply rooted in people's lives, language and literature.
A lot of people ask why the cat does not appear among the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
The reason the cat is not included in the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac is very simple.
The twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac come from eleven types of animals we find in nature: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the snake, the horse, the ram, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, the pig, and the mythological dragon; they're used as a calendar.
The twelve signs of the Zodiac are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
"What are the twelve signs of the Zodiac, in the order in which the sun passes them by in the course of a year?" - "Um, let me think for a minute!" - "No thinking! It's got to come as quick as a shot!"
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2015 is the Year of the Sheep and next year will be the Year of the Monkey.
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Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each vvarbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs.
Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.
So the Dendera Zodiac seems to be a complete copy of the Mesopotamian zodiac.
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