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Dragon

The Dragon (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ) is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dragon is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol , pronounced chen.

It has been proposed by one academic researcher that the Earthly Branch character may have been associated with scorpions; it may have symbolized the star Antares.[1] In the Buddhist calendar used in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, the Dragon is replaced by the nāga.[2] In the Gurung zodiac, the Dragon is replaced by the eagle.[3]

Years and the Five Elements[]

File:Chinese Dragon 2012.jpg

The Water Dragon Lantern Festival.

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Dragon", while bearing the following elemental sign:

Start date End date Heavenly branch
16 February 1904 3 February 1905 Wood Dragon
4 February 1916 22 January 1917 Fire Dragon
23 January 1928 9 February 1929 Earth Dragon
8 February 1940 26 January 1941 Metal Dragon
27 January 1952 13 February 1953 Water Dragon
13 February 1964 1 February 1965 Wood Dragon
31 January 1976 17 February 1977 Fire Dragon
17 February 1988 5 February 1989 Earth Dragon
5 February 2000 23 January 2001 Metal Dragon
23 January 2012 9 February 2013 Water Dragon
10 February 2024 28 January 2025 Wood Dragon
28 January 2036 14 February 2037 Fire Dragon
14 February 2048 1 February 2049 Earth Dragon
2 February 2060 20 January 2061 Metal Dragon
19 February 2072 6 February 2073 Water Dragon
6 February 2084 25 January 2085 Wood Dragon
25 January 2096 11 February 2097 Fire Dragon

There are typically marked spikes in the birth rates of countries that use the Chinese zodiac or places with substantial Overseas Chinese populations during the year of the Dragon, because such "Dragon babies" are considered to be lucky and have desirable characteristics that supposedly lead to better life outcomes.[4][5] The relatively recent phenomenon of planning a child's birth in the Dragon year has led to hospital overcapacity issues and even an uptick in infant mortality rates toward the end of these years due to strained neonatal resources.[6]

Compatibility[]

Sign Best Match/ Balance (1st Trine Group) Match No Match/ Rival-Enemy-Obstacle (Opposite Sign)
Dragon Dragon, Monkey, Rat Snake, Rooster, Ox, Pig, Rabbit, Goat, Tiger, Horse Dog

Cycle: (Trine Group) Dragon needs Monkey, Monkey needs Rat, Rat needs Dragon; (Opposite Sign) but his rival opposes the Dog.

Basic astrology elements[]

Earthly Branches: Chen
The Five Elements: Earth
Yin Yang: Yang
Lunar Month: Third
Lucky Numbers: 1, 6, 7; Avoid: 3, 8, 9
Lucky Colors: yellow; Avoid: blue, green
Season: Spring

Relationship with other zodiac signs[]

Among the 12 animal signs, the Monkey has the most tacit understanding with the Dragon people. The cunning Rat can be a good partner with the Dragon to make something big. The Dragon people can live happily with the Snake, for the Snake can prevent the Dragon from behaving outrageously. People under the signs of the Rooster, Pig, Rabbit, Goat, Tiger, and Horse like to be friends with the Dragon, as they admire the Dragon's beautiful bearing and strength.[7]

Two Dragons can get along well with each other. However, the relationship between the Dragon and the Ox people is usually tense, because both of them are majestic. The people whom the Dragon feels headaches with the most are the Dog people. They feel uncomfortable due to the Dog's close guard.[8]

References[]

  1. Richard S. Cook (Spring 1997). "The Etymology of Chinese Chen". Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area (University of California, Berkeley) 18 (2): 250. Fall 1995. ISSN 0731-3500. LCCN 82-640813. OCLC 4790670. http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~rscook/socrates/public_html/html/LTBA-18.2.html. 
  2. "Year of the Dragon - Naga - Thai Zodiac". Thai Guide to Thailand. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-06-09. {{cite web}}:
  3. "Tamu (Gurung) Losar Festival". ECS Nepal. 2010-07-11. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-09. {{cite web}}:
  4. Goodkind, Daniel (1991). "Creating new traditions in modern Chinese populations: Aiming for birth in the Year of the Dragon.". Population and Development Review 17: 663–686. doi:10.2307/1973601. 
  5. Goodkind, Daniel (1996). "Chinese lunar birth timing in Singapore: New concerns for child quality amidst multicultural modernity.". Journal of Marriage and the Family 58: 784–795. doi:10.2307/353736. 
  6. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/dragon-child/
  7. "Chinese Zodiac - Dragon". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 2017-06-09. {{cite web}}:
  8. "Chinese Zodiac - Dragon". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 2017-06-09. {{cite web}}:

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