![]() And without his friend’s alarm call Cat overslept, missing his chance to sign up, which is why there’s no cat in the lunar calendar. But, when the day came, Rat forgot all about his promise. Cat liked to sleep late so on the morning of registration, Rat had agreed to wake him up. Why is the cat not in the Chinese zodiac?Ĭat and Rat were the best of friends. There could only be twelve winners and in order to win, the animals had to cross a rapid current river and reach the finish line on the shore. This race is meant to create a time measurement for the people. Why are there only 12 Chinese zodiac animals?Īccording to myths, the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac were selected through a race. Twelve animals represent the Chinese zodiac signs (or sheng xiao, translating to “born + resemblance”) in order, they’re the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep), Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. 24 What is the Greek zodiac? How many Chinese zodiac signs are there? ![]()
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