Why is Tiger month the first?

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balthasar
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Why is Tiger month the first?

Post by balthasar » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:46 am

Rat is the first sign of the chinese zodiac. why does the Chinese New Year not begin with the Rat month, instead it begins with the Tiger month?

astroace
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Post by astroace » Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:54 am

Hi Balthasar,

The Chinese Solar Calendar (HSIA) starts on 04th February which is the begining of Spring (Lap Chun).
The 4 Seasons of the year are Spring (Wood), Summer (Fire), Autumn (Metal) and Winter (Water).
The 12 Earthly Branch Zodiac signs are
Spring (Wood) = E-3 YIN Tiger (Yang Wood), E-4 MAO Rabbit (Yin Wood), E-5 CHEN Dragon (Yang Earth),
Summer (Fire) = E-6 SI Snake (Yin Fire), E-7 WU Horse (Yang Fire), E-8 WEI Sheep (Yin Earth),
Autumn (Metal) = E-9 SHEN Monkey (Yang Metal), E-10 YOU Rooster (Yin Metal), E-11 XU Dog (Yang Earth),
Winter (Water) = E-12 HAI (Yin Water), E-1 ZI Rat (Yang Water), E-2 CHOU Ox (Yin Earth).

You can see that all Season ends with the Earth element and also the Yin / Yang sequence.
Tiger Months are always the 1st month of the Chinese Calendar and there are 5 Tigers in the 10 Year cycle.

Please refer to my XKDG 2010 Calendar (free) should you want to select Auspicious dates.

Best Regards,
astroace

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Post by balthasar » Mon May 24, 2010 6:35 am

thank you very much.

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