On the 14th of february 2010, a new chinese year will begin, a year of the metal tiger.
The tiger is the third animal of the chinese zodiac. Magnificent and generous, sensitive and emotionnal. He can love very strongly. But he is also rebellious, obstinate, with a hot head and sometimes mean minded.
A year of the metal tiger won't be a tasteless year. A year strong and rich with beautiful surprises and stressful moments.
A year where sometimes it will be useful to slow a bit and take the time to think before acting. But also a year where the atmosphere will encourage sentiments and comitments. A year to love, express your feelings, share and live fully your emotions.
The chinese Zodiac is based on the following tale :
One new year's night, the jade emperor invited all the animals to come and see him. Only twelve of them obeyed.
The energetic ox led the way, but he did not notice that the cunny rat was perched on him.
Just before the arrival, he jumped in front of the Ox and the emperor saw him first.
Then came the smiling Tiger, the cautious Cat, the magnificent Dragon, the wise Snake, the talented Horse, the sensitive goat, the tricky Monkey, the proud Cock, the faithful Dog and the scrupulous Pig
To thank his visitors, Boudha decided that each year will be dedicated to one of the twelve animals, each one in his turn.
And to honor them, he decided also that the newborns of each year will inherit, from now on, the characteristic features of the animal of their birth year.
Rat : Imaginative,
charming and truly generous with the loved ones. Hard working, passionate, enterprising. But bad tempered, ready to criticize and opportuniste. A propency to absentmindness. 2010 will be for the rat a year full of opportunity but where he will have to strictly control his bad temper and his propency to absentmindness. .
Ox : Tidy, practical, organized, handy, caring. A born leader. Rather conservative. Must try to control his bossiness and his angers. 2010 will be a very good year for the ox. His nature will allow him to draw a profit from the opportunities offered by the year of the metal tigers without falling in the traps. Will just have to pay attention to his quick temper.
Tiger : Magnificent and generous, sensitive and emotionnal. He can love very strongly. But he is also rebellious, obstinate, with a hot head and sometimes mean minded.. 2010, his year will pecularly full of opportunity for the tiger in every field but also pecularly risky and he will have to control carefuly his nature.
Rabbit or Cat: Affectionate,
caring, easy. Everybody loves to be with him.
Careful and conservative. A propency to be oversentimental.
2010 will be a challenge for the cat. His peaceful nature will have to cope with a turbulent year. But if he holds on, he will be able to make conclusive progress in his life.
Dragon : Lively and enthusiastic. Intelligent, gifted and perfecionnist. Charismatic, but sometimes excessively demanding. He tends to speak his mind a bit too much and too strongly. 2010 will be an excellent year for the dragon despite the risk of a few quarrels.
Snake : Wise,
charming, thoughtful and strongly intuitive. Must be careful not to give too much importance to money and must avoid procrastination.. 2010 will be for the snake a year very full and rich in opportunities including sentimental ones. He will have to pay attention and not let them pass.
Horse: Extremely hardworking. Vey independant. Intelligent and friendly. Propensy be selfish and mischievous. 2010, like 2009 will be for the year a year of progress but still more than last year, he will have to remember to unwind and take vacations.
Ram : Sartorial, artistic, affectionate. Creative, sometimes hindered by negative ideas or bewildering emotions. More sulky than hot temperd. Generous, kind, chinese people think that his great heart brings him luck. 2010 will be for the ram a very profitable year even though he will sometimes feel that everything runs too fast and too stronf for him.
Monkey : Quick, very intelligent and smart. An attractive personality. Must control his opportunism and his paranoid temperament. 2010 will be a tremendous year for the monkey if he respect the others and don't try to gain success by tricks instead of work.
Cock : Obstinate, hardworking, tricky and strongwilled. Always sincere. A great dreamer. A bit boastful. Extravagant.. 2010, like 2009, will be for cocks a very positive year provided they keep rooted in the ground more often than usual.
Dog: Faithful and honest. But also worried, foulmouthed and prone to criticism. To draw a profit from the great opportunities that 2010 will offer him, the dog will have to hold his critical mind and his anxieties on a leash.
Pig: A marvelous companion, very intelectual. Sincere, tolerant, honest but terribly naive. Direct, patient but deeply set his ways. He dislike giving his advise being adverse to conflicts. Very (too) attached to material possessions.Caring and delicate. He loves nature. The pig will suffer painful moments in 2010. His peaceful nature will have difficulties to accomodate to the ebulliency of this year. Nevertheless, he will draw a great profit of it at every level.
