Why This Year is Called Year of the Dragon ?


Dragon

The Dragon is one of the 12 animal signs in the lunar zodiac. The rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig are the others.

Each new year in the lunar calendar is named after one of these creatures, following a 12-year cycle, with each said to possess the characteristic particular to the animal for which it was named.

This year - 2024 - is the Dragon's turn. The year of the Dragon is said to be a very unusual one. According to some unofficial sources, this year could be described as "Nice weather everywhere, but there may be some fightings between humans". (~_^)

Famous people born in the year of the Dragon: Martin Luther King Jr., Vladimir Putin, Bruce Lee, ...



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