Hey! It's Maddie and I'm going to teach you about the Chinese Lunar Calendar! 
The Chinese Lunar Calendar was created in 2600BC by Emperor Huang Ti. Based off the cycles of the moon this lunar calendar is separeted into years. Although, unlike the calendar we use, the Chinese Lunar Calendar begins at a differnt date each year between late January and mid Febuary. This year just happens to be Jan. 26th, and is the year of the Ox. A complete cycle takes 60 years, and is made up of five cycles of 12 years each.
Each year in a tweleve year cycle is deticated to it's own animal. Legend tells that Lord Buddha called all animals to bid him fairwell before he departed from earth. It is said only twelve animals appeared, in appreciation he named a year after each animal. The order of years is in chronilogical order from the time each animal arrived to Lord Buddha. It is said the animals year you are born in has an affect on your personality.
The Chinese Lunar Calendar was created in 2600BC by Emperor Huang Ti. Based off the cycles of the moon this lunar calendar is separeted into years. Although, unlike the calendar we use, the Chinese Lunar Calendar begins at a differnt date each year between late January and mid Febuary. This year just happens to be Jan. 26th, and is the year of the Ox. A complete cycle takes 60 years, and is made up of five cycles of 12 years each.Each year in a tweleve year cycle is deticated to it's own animal. Legend tells that Lord Buddha called all animals to bid him fairwell before he departed from earth. It is said only twelve animals appeared, in appreciation he named a year after each animal. The order of years is in chronilogical order from the time each animal arrived to Lord Buddha. It is said the animals year you are born in has an affect on your personality.
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