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1、The Twelve Animal Signs,contents,The origin of the twelve animal signsThe characteristics of the twelve animal signsThe influence of the animal sign culture,Origin,In ancient times, In order to make people easily remember the years , our ancestors came up with an idea use the animals represent the y
2、ears. The Chinese animal signs are a 12-year cycle used for datingthe years. They represent a cyclical concept of time, rather than the Western linear concept of time.,rat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,goat,monkey,rooster,dog,pig,The order,Why these animals are arranged in this order?,The river
3、- crossing raceAll animals are welcome to compete. The first twelve animals across the finish line will be chosen as the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.,玉皇大帝公告,All the animals gathered at the bank of a river, and the race began. The rat jumped into the oxs ear without being noticed. Just as th
4、e ox was about to reach the opposite side of the river, the rat jumped out of his ear, won the race and became the lead sign of the cycle. The ox became the second, and the others also reached the bank one after another. The pig, lazy and slow, ended up last.,At that time the cat and the rat were ve
5、ry close friends. The cat wanted to take up a position in the cycle, but he was a sleepy head. So the cat told the rat to wake him up in that morning. The rat promised to do so, but the next morning he was so excited about the competition that he forgot to wake up the cat.,The cat didnt wake up unti
6、l the race was over, but it was too late, and he was not able to make it into the cycle. From then on, the cat and the rat became enemies. The cat hates the rat so much that every time they meet, the cat chases and tries to kill the rat.,The characteristics of the twelve animal signs,The characteris
7、tics of the twelve animal signs,The characteristics of the twelve animal signs,The characteristics of the twelve animal signs,Find Your Animal,Some idioms about the animals,A mouse can see only an inch.鼠目寸光,The newborn calves are not afraid of tigers初生牛犊不怕虎,Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子,A
8、cunning rabbit has three burrows.狡兔三窟,Expect child to become sb.望子成龙,Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳,An old horse knows the way. 老马识途,Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。,Envy always shoots at a high mark.人怕出名猪怕壮,There were 12 animal sign clocks in Yuanming Yuan. Once every two
9、hours, water would flow from one of these 12 animal heads in turn to tell time. Then at 12 o clock, all the animal heads would gush out water at the same time.,Old Summer Palace twelve animal statues,Now, they are still the popular themes for many Chinese artists.,paper-cuts,stamp,This year is a horse year.,In China, When peoples own Zodiac year comes, they should wear red to pray lucky from the beginning of the new year.,It is your own zodiac?,The End,Thank You,
