Year of the Monkey horoscope. Year of the Monkey When does the Chinese Year of the Monkey begin?
According to the Chinese horoscope, each year has its own patron, color and element. In the CIS countries, the traditions of the East have been popular for several decades: many families decorate the New Year's table, housing, and even select gifts and clothes based on the recommendations of the New Year's patron. Don’t know what date the leap year of the Red (Fire) Monkey begins? Chinese New Year 2016 will begin when more than a month has passed since the calendar New Year day - February 8th.
Chinese New Year 2016 when does it start?
Every year, the date of the Chinese New Year is different and depends on the phase of the moon. If 2016 starts on February 8, it ends on January 27, 2017, when the period of protection of the Fire Rooster begins. New Year 2016 dates: from 02/08/2016 to 01/27/2017.
About the Monkey, the powerful patron of Chinese New Year 2016
The Fire Monkey loves freedom, is distinguished by artistry, a changeable and difficult character, high intelligence, and well-developed intuition. This animal quickly changes its mood. Fire, the element that accompanies 2016, has powerful energy, is dynamic, but can destroy in an instant. Therefore, military conflicts in countries or in the international arena may escalate in the next 12 months.
In the near future, material values and family will play first fiddle. The Monkey, as a family creature, considers relatives to be its main wealth. Therefore, this animal is distinguished by its hard work. People who lead an active and fruitful lifestyle will receive the rewards they deserve. In 2016, you can open your own private business, undergo training or look for a new job.
If you want to increase your income, celebrate Chinese New Year 2016 in luxurious outfits, display jewelry and precious coins. The next 12 months will give lovers a new round of development in their relationship, and single people will have a chance to meet their loved one. In 2016, the time when career and other areas of life played key roles ends. From now on, family values come to the fore, and everyone to whom family is important will be able to improve their well-being and prosperity.
When Chinese New Year 2016 comes, a new period of development of family and love relationships will begin. However, New Year's dates should not affect your mood: they only show which areas of life are best improved in a certain period of time. And what date your happiness will come depends only on you.
Every new year does not come into our lives anonymously. There are no more faceless sets of numbers for a long time. We owe this to the rich Eastern traditions that are firmly ingrained in our consciousness. The Chinese people gave the entire planet their unique horoscope. And in accordance with it, we are looking forward to the New 2018 Year of the Dog.
Brief history of appearance
Since ancient times, the eastern horoscope had a cyclic system, which was based on the movement of such astronomical bodies as: the already familiar to us Sun-Moon-Earth and Jupiter-Saturn. The last two planets predetermined the decisive moment in the formation of the calendar. It was thanks to these giants that the elements that patronized each year were determined (with them and the colors).
But to determine the animal that will dominate, the peoples of ancient Asia divided the astronomical path into 12 parts and assigned an animal to each. As a result, we now have a cyclical annual change of animals. But the element and color of the animal totem is determined by the last digit of the year: endings 0-1 correspond to metal (white), 2-3 - water (black), 4-5 - wood (blue or green), 6-7 - fire (respectively red ) and 8-9 – earth (yellow).
Based on this, we can independently determine that 2018 is the year of the yellow Dog.
When does Chinese New Year 2018 start/end?
According to Chinese traditions, the New Year is determined according to the lunar calendar. The date coincides with the 1st day of the 1st month, and if converted to the Gregorian calendar, it falls in the middle of February and usually fluctuates between the 21st days of January and February. During this period, according to Chinese traditions, nature awakens from its winter sleep and spring comes. And February 16, 2018 is the very day when the New 2018 Year of the Dog begins.
Originally, the Chinese New Year occurred at the beginning or end of the astronomical annual cycle, and was called “Xin Nian.” But after the tragic events in 1911, a different style was adopted. A new calendar was required so that the Chinese New Year did not coincide with the European one. And since then, what we Europeans call the Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival in China.
The bright and rich traditions of celebrating this day in the Celestial Empire have their own history. So incredible parades and noisy fireworks are a way to call on Spring, scare and drive away the terrible beast Gonyan. According to legends, this mythical creature with its ferocious appearance caused all living things to wither, its anger made the earth barren. Therefore, the Chinese developed the custom of driving out this animal in order to give nature a chance to come to life.
In China, the celebration will last only the first 14-15 days. At this time, picturesque masquerades and performances with the participation of traditional symbols – dragons and lions – will take place on the streets of the country. Unlike Europeans, the Chinese do not give each other New Year's gifts. Everything is limited to handing over red cash envelopes to the children of your family, which are supposed to bring happiness and prosperity. But, despite such restraint, the New Year among the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire is considered the most family holiday, which is spent in a narrow circle of relatives and friends. During the days of celebration, everything is done to create an atmosphere of prosperity and love in the house for the entire next year, and to drive out evil spirits.
And the 2018 Year of the Dog, when it begins according to the Eastern (Chinese) calendar on February 16, 2018, will end only on February 5, 2018.
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2016 - Year of the Monkey
Eastern calendar
When is Chinese New Year 2016?
The attitude towards the monkey - the symbol of the ninth year of the 12-year earthly cycle in countries where the main religion is Buddhism, differs from the European one; in the East, the monkey is endowed primarily with such qualities as intelligence, resourcefulness, initiative and curiosity...
"Ancient Eastern epic"
2016 is the year of the Stylish Orange Monkey
February 8, 2016 of the year on the second new moon after the winter solstice according to the Eastern (Chinese) lunar cyclic calendar, the year of the celestial trunk of the time “Fire” begins in the “Yang” stage of the earthly branch “Monkey”, the 34th cycle of the new chronology.
What does this all mean?
Let's turn to ancient Chinese philosophy. According to her ideas, time flows differently in heaven and on earth. Therefore, earthly and heavenly signs were used to indicate time. According to ancient Chinese ideas, the main flow of time is carried out along the heavenly trunks, and time flows to earth from these trunks along the branches leading to it. There are five heavenly trunks, and 12 branches extend from them to the earth.
“Fire” - a symbol of the Heavenly flow of time of the coming year, carries with it the properties of the primary element of the same name: the controlling direction is south; characterizing colors - red, orange and pink; the presence of this element in a person means passion, determination, focus on the future.
All signs of the earthly branch are the product of the heavenly trunks, so the “Monkey” branch inherits the signs of the generative trunk-element “Metal” in the “YAN” stage, but it also has some qualities of the real earthly collective image of the monkey, in the ancient Eastern view these are: intelligence, resourcefulness , initiative, curiosity, and on the other side of the coin, cunning, variability, vanity and frivolity).
In China and some neighboring countries, it is customary to celebrate the New Year wearing the colors of the celestial sign. The element “Fire” has several symbolic colors: red, orange and pink. To celebrate the New Year, all these colors and their combinations are acceptable, but red is considered the main one. For the New Year, it is advisable for men to have some element of red clothing (for example, a tie or shirt, or, in extreme cases, red socks). Women have more choice in terms of colors - they can afford orange and pink. The symbolic red color of the Year of the Monkey of the eastern calendar is somewhat different from the red we are used to - it is closer to brick (approximately, this color is used on the splash page with an outline image of a monkey - more details about the symbolism and structure of the eastern calendar can be found in the next section).
I would like to add one more remark about the “fiery” of the year: The branch of time of the Monkey is a product of the element “Metal” and mainly inherits its qualities, therefore, despite the fact that our accepted expressions “ “ or “ Year of the Orange Monkey"already carry the semantic license of the translation of the 2016 designation 申猴
, but the expression “Year of the Fire Monkey”, it seems, no longer fits into any framework at all, since it changes the ancestor of the Monkey...
So, in order to receive the patronage of the Monkey in the new year 2016, when celebrating the New Year you need to wear something red, orange or pink, and it is desirable to have fruit, natural wine or juice on the table.
Using the table presented here, you can determine when to celebrate the New Year according to the eastern calendar, as well as determine your eastern patron signs by date of birth...
Table: Chinese cyclical calendar - cycle 34, New Year start dates *
This table clearly shows a 12-year calendar cycle of the earthly branches, and not very clearly a 10-year one - each of the five primary elements “takes control of the development of world events” for 2 solar years. The main cycle lasts 60 years - the cycle begins with the heavenly trunk "Tree", the earthly branch "Rat" - now the 34th cycle of modern time is underway, it began on February 2, 1984. (If you want to see dates in a wider time range (1924-2043), click on the table).
Eastern (Chinese) lunar cyclic calendar.
According to the worldview of ancient Chinese natural philosophy, as well as in later ancient philosophy, there are two passages of time - in heaven and on earth. In heaven, time continuously flows through five essential world-forming elements (elements, entities): “Wood”, “Fire”, “Earth” (“Soil”), “Metal”, “Water” - figuratively “along the heavenly trunks of these elemental entities " The main, most powerful flow of time flows from one entity to another. When the flow of time flows into the celestial trunk of the essence inherent in the year (the first year), it is in the YANG stage, when it begins to leave (the second year), it goes into the YIN stage (The properties of the element-entities are displayed in the table:).
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To enlarge the table of entity properties, click on it
The earthly world has its own stream of time, it flows along earthly branches that are generated by heavenly trunks. The fertile underlying “Earth” generates 4 branches on its trunk in a 12-year cycle: two in the YAN stage - Dragon, Dog; and two in the YIN stage - Ox, Sheep. The remaining trunks, respectively: “Metal” - the Monkey and Rooster branches; “Water” - Rat and Pig; "Tree" - Tiger and Rabbit; "Fire" - Horse and Snake. All this underlies the construction, so to speak, of the outer cover of the cyclic calendar.
The true basis of the cyclic calendar is the results of observations of the movements of the planets, the Moon and the Sun. The founders of the calendar knew that 29 and a half days pass from new moon to new moon; that for an terrestrial observer, Mars returns to the point in the starry sky fixed at the time of the beginning of observation after almost 2 years, Jupiter - after about 12 years, and Saturn after 30. For both Jupiter and Saturn to return to their original configuration at the same time, it takes 60 years - this period is also was adopted as the main longest cycle of the calendar. The next longest 12-year cycle corresponds to the orbital period of Jupiter. But the ten-year and two-year cycles are already a tribute to the metaphysical ideas of that time.
Despite this complex interweaving of the rational and the metaphysical, we can say that the Chinese cyclic lunisolar calendar is the first documented attempt by mankind to synchronize the time counting system with the movement of celestial bodies, which took place more than 4600 years ago!
Based on historical, philosophical and astronomical materials from the network: Sergey Ov(Seosnews9)
Let's try to imagine what the coming year has in store for us, using our tables of the properties of the primary elements.
So, 2016 (starting from February 8, 2016 - New Year according to the eastern calendar), heavenly trunk “Fire”, earthly branch “Monkey”:
Weather 2016:
The control of the weather will almost completely be taken over by the celestial trunk - Fire, and in a tough stage, however, it cannot be done without the intervention of the Monkey.
Let's look at the table.
"Fire": control direction - south; energy type - heat.
"Monkey" (trunk branch Metal): control direction "west"; type of energy - dryness. The corresponding time of year for the Monkey sign is autumn.
Based on this information, we find that starting from the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the southwest direction will have an increasing influence on the weather - in the central part of Russia, southwest winds usually bring with them humid and warm, but “dry” weather at this time. the energy of the earthly branch of the Monkey will suddenly make adjustments in the form of sharp cold snaps under clear skies and, although spring will come earlier than usual, cold weather will suddenly return from time to time.
By summer, the influence of “fire” will intensify, so the coming summer as a whole will be warm and dry. but given that the time of greatest influence of the monkey is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, then a drought is possible at the end of summer, and autumn will begin with warm and dry weather.
Year of the Monkey. Society.
The decisive factor in the development of social life will be the influence from the south. The influence of the south will gradually increase throughout the year.
Year of the Monkey. People.
Year of the Sheep and Goat, Eastern calendar
Success, as usual, will be most conducive to those born in the Year of the Monkey, as well as those born under the shadow of the celestial branch of “Fire” (in the years of the Horse and Snake), in general, if you stock up on patience for the whole year, and in the summer with water, then the upcoming 2016 does not bode well for anyone.
In the previous Year of the Monkey (2004), a commemorative coin was issued in Russia with a very successful image of a monkey (photo) - this year, by the way, also turned out to be not bad. So, keep in mind - this coin can bring good luck in 2016 too.
P.S.. Fashion in the Year of the Monkey: Red colors and shades in clothing, with jewelry elements including metal, create an additional impetus for success.
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* On the views of ancient philosophers on time:
New Year dates according to the Chinese cyclic calendar from 1924 to 2043.
| Trunks and branches of time | Heavenly trunks | ||||||||||
| tree | fire | Earth | metal | water | |||||||
| Earthly branches |
Rat | February 5, 1924 | January 24, 1936 | February 10, 1948 | January 28, 1960 | Rat | February 15, 1972 | ||||
| Bull | January 25, 1925 | February 11, 1937 | January 29, 1949 | Bull | February 15, 1961 | February 3, 1973 | |||||
| Tiger | January 23, 1974 | February 13, 1926 | January 31, 1938 | February 17, 1950 | February 5, 1962 | ||||||
| Rabbit | February 11, 1975 | Rabbit | February 2, 1927 | February 19, 1939 | February 6, 1951 | January 25, 1963 | |||||
| The Dragon | February 13, 1964 | January 31, 1976 | The Dragon | January 23, 1928 | February 8, 1940 | January 27, 1952 | |||||
| Snake | February 2, 1965 | February 18, 1977 | Snake | February 10, 1929 | January 27, 1941 | February 14, 1953 | |||||
| Horse | February 3, 1954 | Horse | January 21, 1966 | February 7, 1978 | January 30, 1930 | February 15, 1942 | |||||
| Sheep | January 24, 1955 | February 9, 1967 | January 28, 1979 | Sheep | February 17, 1931 | February 5, 1943 | |||||
| Monkey | January 25, 1944 | February 12, 1956 | January 30, 1968 | Monkey | February 16, 1980 | February 6, 1932 | |||||
| Rooster | February 13, 1945 | January 31, 1957 | February 17, 1969 | February 5, 1981 | Rooster | January 26, 1933 | |||||
| Dog | February 14, 1934 | February 2, 1946 | Dog | February 18, 1958 | February 6, 1970 | January 25, 1982 | |||||
| Pig | February 4, 1935 | January 22, 1947 | February 8, 1959 | January 27, 1971 | February 13, 1983 | Pig | |||||
| Earthly branches |
Rat | February 2, 1984 | February 19, 1996 | February 7, 2008 | January 25, 2020 | Rat | February 11, 2032 | ||||
| Bull | February 20, 1985 | February 7, 1997 | January 26, 2009 | Bull | February 12, 2021 | January 31, 2033 | |||||
| Tiger | February 19, 2034 | February 9, 1986 | January 28, 1998 | February 14, 2010 | February 1, 2022 | ||||||
| Rabbit | February 8, 2035 | Rabbit | January 29, 1987 | February 16, 1999 | February 3, 2011 | January 22, 2023 | |||||
| The Dragon | February 10, 2024 | January 28, 2036 | The Dragon | February 17, 1988 | February 5, 2000 | January 23, 2012 | |||||
| Snake | January 29, 2025 | February 15, 2037 | Snake | February 6, 1989 | January 24, 2001 | February 10, 2013 | |||||
| Horse | January 31, 2014 | Horse | February 17, 2026 | February 4, 2038 | January 27, 1990 | February 12, 2002 | |||||
| Sheep | February 19, 2016 | February 6, 2027 | February 24, 2039 | Sheep | February 15, 1991 | February 1, 2003 | |||||
| Monkey | January 22, 2004 | February 8, 2016 | January 26, 2028 | Monkey | February 12, 2040 | February 4, 1992 | |||||
| Rooster | February 9, 2005 | January 28, 2017 | February 13, 2029 | February 1, 2041 | Rooster | January 23, 1993 | |||||
| Dog | February 10, 1994 | January 29, 2006 | Dog | February 16, 2018 | February 3, 2030 | February 22, 2042 | |||||
| Pig | January 31, 1995 | February 18, 2007 | February 5, 2019 | January 23, 2031 | February 10, 2043 | Pig | |||||
Notes:
1. Years increase down diagonally, from the rightmost cell of the calendar, look for the continuation in the leftmost one.
2. In the intervals between the “trunks of time” “earthly branches” are symbolically depicted, named by the corresponding signs - in each calendar cycle the earthly branches are renewed.
Brown, yellow, flesh
Energy of nature
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Mindset
Year of the animal according to the eastern calendar: Monkey (born in 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016).
02/12/1956 - 01/30/1957 (element of the year - fire, color red)
01/30/1968 - 02/16/1969 (element of the year - earth, color yellow)
02/16/1980 - 02/04/1981 (element of the year - metal, color white)
02/04/1992 - 01/22/1993 (element of the year - water, color black)
01/22/2004 - 02/08/2005 (element of the year - wood, color blue)
02/08/2016 - 01/27/2017 (element of the year - fire, color red)
Characteristics of the Year of the Monkey.
The ninth sign of the eastern calendar.
The monkey is incredibly eccentric. She has a wonderful sense of humor, combined with slyness and cunning. The monkey is very sociable and often becomes the life of the party. For the first
it seems that she gets along well with all the signs, but this impression is deceptive. It’s just that the Monkey is very selfish, and his kindness and helpfulness are usually feigned. In addition, she has a rather low opinion of others, despises all other signs and considers herself superior to others.
The Monkey is a very intelligent person - its thirst for knowledge is very great. She reads a lot, has deep knowledge in various fields, and is constantly aware of everything that is happening in the world. Excellent education and excellent memory allow her to assimilate and remember the slightest nuances of what she saw, heard or read. The Monkey needs exceptional memory because everything is always in disarray. She is extremely inventive and capable of solving the most difficult problems with amazing speed. True, it is better for her to implement her ideas immediately, otherwise she will simply abandon them.
The monkey is distinguished by common sense and an amazing ability to fool everyone around him. She is able to ridicule even the Dragon, who is considered the most powerful, dexterous and resilient. She laughs at the Tiger too, not succumbing to the power of his magnetism.
Thanks to his cunning and diplomacy, the Monkey can get out of the most difficult situation. She is very independent, nothing can be imposed or suggested to her. She doesn’t need advice, because she still makes the choice herself. The Monkey is not particularly scrupulous and will easily lie for his own personal interests. It is easy to commit dishonest acts, especially if you are confident of impunity. It is very difficult to catch her in double-dealing and fraud.
The Monkey's consciousness is so flexible that it may well lead him to theft. However, one should not assume that all Monkeys are deceitful and dishonest: among them there are also completely different individuals.
Be that as it may, it is impossible to be angry with the Monkey - she is too charming and pleasant to talk to. Despite her vanity, resourcefulness, and lack of scrupulosity (qualities that help her make a career), she enjoys great success with other signs. There is an explanation for this: they are looking for rapprochement with her because of her insightful mind.
The Monkey can start enterprises of a very significant scope. She is cunning in financial transactions, smart and knowledgeable in everything. In essence, the Monkey can achieve success in any Field - in politics, diplomacy, commerce. It is possible that she will achieve fame if she strictly follows her calling. She just needs to talk less so as not to bore those around her.
From time to time, the Monkey may experience financial difficulties, but, as a rule, he has a fairly good financial situation.
But in love she is unlikely to find happiness. Relationships with the opposite sex will most likely not be very successful. The Monkey is a passionate person, but he has a discerning and critical mind. She easily gets carried away, but no less easily cools down, trying to find another object for love. If they abandon her, then her innate humor helps her survive despair. Moreover, she can laugh at her own sorrows and draw appropriate conclusions.
The first part of the Monkey's life will be happy, the second - stormy and unstable, and the third - calm and, quite possibly, lonely.
Monkey and zodiac sign.
Aries: Heavy Monkey. Charming, but almost defenseless.
Taurus: Harmless Monkey. Charming, but defenseless. Or almost.
Gemini: Hot-tempered Monkey, blows soap bubbles.
Cancer: Good Monkey.
Leo: Ardent, holding the Tiger by the tail.
Virgo: Monkey for physical work, less intelligent of all monkeys.
Libra: Wants to please everyone, which can be her ruin.
Scorpio: A real bag of tricks.
Sagittarius: Monkey in waiting.
Capricorn: A meticulous Monkey, but always relative.
Aquarius: Reserved Monkey, hides his intentions.
Pisces: Inventive Monkey, knows how to choose the current.
The Monkey is the ninth sign of the 12-year cycle of the Eastern (Chinese) lunar animal calendar. It is associated with the energy "yang" and the element "metal". The corresponding zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
The monkey symbolizes: intelligence, cunning, sociability, observation, ingenuity, curiosity, cautionselfishness, deceit, intemperance, rancor, frivolity, lack of concentration
Monkey Years Chart
Characteristics of people born in the year of the Monkey
The characteristics of the Monkey introduces the positive and negative qualities of this animal. It helps to get to know people born under this sign better, to see the peculiarities of building their personal and work relationships.
Character traits
Positive. The Monkey's whole life is a game, and only according to its rules. At first communication, she seems like a simpleton. In fact, the Monkey is smart, cunning and observant. This allows her to achieve a lot in life.
Characteristic positive qualities:
- mind: Monkey is a good strategist; she brilliantly makes plans and brings them to life; able to grasp information on the fly, process it instantly and remember it;
- cunning: under a harmless appearance hides a cunning nature; she knows how to use hidden levers and always gets her way; at the same time, the Monkey does not use this quality to harm others, it is peaceful;
- sociability: The Monkey is always in the center of events; she is cheerful, easy to talk to, has a good sense of humor, so she always has a lot of friends and acquaintances; she is the life of the party and the queen of parties;
- observation: always knows to the smallest detail about the events that happen around; immediately analyzes any action of others and how it will affect her interests;
- ingenuity: able to find a way out of any deadlock situation; rich life experience and intelligence often help her out and give her the opportunity to emerge victorious;
- curiosity: The Monkey always strives for new knowledge; Everything comes easy to her, so she can change her field of activity without fear of the difficulties of the profession.
Negative. The negative character traits of representatives of this sign are offset by their ability to communicate, natural intelligence and brightness. Therefore, the Monkey has a positive image among his social circle.
Negative qualities:
- selfishness: strives to ensure that everything happens only according to her scenario; everyone must revolve around her and follow her instructions and requests;
- deceit: the other side of the Monkey's cunning; although she does not intentionally cause harm, she still uses “forbidden techniques” on occasion; plays on the weaknesses of others to get his own way;
- incontinence: the Monkey has an impetuous emotional character, which she does not seek to change; prone to rapid mood swings and often speaks the truth;
- vindictiveness: if someone from the environment inadvertently caused her harm, the Monkey will never forget this; if possible, she will “return the favor”;
- frivolity: rarely thinks about what her actions lead to; easily changes the vector of his activities.
Love and relationships
The monkey chooses a calm person as his companion. She develops an easy relationship with such a partner if he succumbs to her charm and brightness. In family life, she often makes scandals and is jealous for any reason. Therefore, relationships can go wrong at any time.
Sociable and charming, she easily finds fans. If the relationship reaches the stage of creating a family, the Monkey needs to pay attention to his shortcomings and try not to bring his partner to the point of “white heat”. Then the marriage will be happy.
Career and profession
Virtually any field of activity is suitable for a Monkey. A sharp mind, resourcefulness, and caution in business make her an excellent business partner. She is not shy about learning and asking her colleagues for advice, so her work is never idle.
The only thing that can prevent her from reaching professional heights is excessive enthusiasm. She often gets down to business without calculating either the funds or her own capabilities. In difficult situations, her ingenuity, charm and flattery help her.
Recommended professions. Considering the nature of the Monkey, professions with frequent changes of tasks are suitable for her. After all, she can't stand routine. The Monkey becomes a good diplomat, editor, writer, journalist, banker, speculator, actor.
