Happy New Year 2017 and Marry Christmas!

Year of the Rooster

2017 is the Year of the Rooster according to Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rooster will start from Jan. 28, 2017 (Chinese New Year) and last to Feb. 15, 2018.

Rooster is almost the epitome of fidelity and punctuality. For ancestors who had no alarm clocks, the crowing was significant, as it could awaken people to get up and start to work. In Chinese culture, another symbolic meaning of chicken carries is exorcising evil spirits.

 Years of the Rooster

·         Feb.8,1921-Jan.27,1922

·         Jan.26,1933-Feb.13,1934

·         Feb.13,1945-Feb.1,1946

·         Jan.31,1957-Feb.17,1958

·         Feb.17,1969-Feb.5,1970

·         Feb.5,1981-Jan.24,1982

·         Jan.23,1993-Feb.9,1994

·         Feb.9,2005-Jan.28,2006

·         Jan.28,2017-Feb.15,2018

·         Feb.13,2029-Feb.2,2030

·         Mar.1,2041-Jan.21,2042

·         Feb.19,2053-Feb.7,2054

Lucky Signs for People Born in Rooster Year:

Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 8
Lucky Colors: gold, brown, brownish yellow, yellow
Lucky Flowers: gladiola, impatiens, cockscomb
Lucky Directions: west, southwest, northeast

Personality of the Rooster

People born in the Year of Rooster according to Chinese zodiac have many excellent characteristics, such as being honest, bright, communicative and ambitious. Most of them are born pretty or handsome, and prefer to dress up. In daily life, they seldom rely on others. However, they might be enthusiastic about something quickly, but soon be impassive. Thus, they need to have enough faiths and patience to insist on one thing.

·         Strengths
Independent, capable, warm-hearted, self-respect, quick minded

·         Weaknesses
Impatient, critical, eccentric, narrow-minded, selfish

         Which Type of 'Rooster' Are You?

·         People born in different years of a same zodiac sign vary in personality according to Chinese Five Elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. See what kind of Roosters you are.

Types	Years of Birth	Personality Traits
Wood Rooster	1945, 2005	Energetic, humorous, paying great attention to family.
Fire Rooster	1957, 2017	Holding strong sense of time, trustworthy; good at managing money.
Earth Rooster	1909, 1969	Active, perceptive, like traveling and making friends.
Metal Rooster	1921, 1981	Clear mind and exceptional logic, brave to overcome difficulties.
Water Rooster	1933, 1993	Smart and agile, sensitive, keen on art and niceness.

     Celebrities with Chinese Zodiac Rooster

·         Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Elton John, Jennifer Aniston, Anna Kournikova, Anne Heche, Alexis Bledel, Bette Midler, Cate Blanchett, Diane Sawyer, Elijah Wood, James Marsters, Jessica Alba, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman, Taylor Momsen, Catherine the Great, Amelia Earhart, Rudyard Kipling, Groucho Marx, Peter Ustinov, Tagore, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Mencius, Mo-tse, Liu Che (Emperor Wu of China’s Western Han Dynasty 202 BC - 9 AD), Li Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of China’s Tang Dynasty 618 - 907), Zhuge Liang (Premier of Shu in China’s Three Kingdoms Period 220 - 280)