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The monkey ( 猴) is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the monkey", while bearing the following
The monkey ( 猴) is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the lunar calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. Originating from China, the zodiac and its variations remain ...
related to the Chinese calendar. The year of the monkey is associated with the Earthly Branch
The twelve Earthly Branches or Terrestrial Branches are a Chinese ordering system used throughout East Asia in various contexts, including its ancient dating system, astrological traditions, zodiac and ordinals.
Origin
This system was buil ...
symbol 申.
Years and the five elements
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the monkey", while bearing the following elemental
An elemental is a mythic being that is described in occult and alchemical works from around the time of the European Renaissance, and particularly elaborated in the 16th century works of Paracelsus. According to Paracelsus and his subsequent fo ...
sign:
Basic astrology elements
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