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Chinese Signs - Signs of the Zodiac - Wedding Anniveraries - Public and Bank Holidays


Chinese signs

There are twelve Chinese signs and each related to a particular year. Below are a list of the Chinese sign and a list of people who will be most com.

Sign
Year of birth
Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 Chinese signs
Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009
Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010
Rabbit 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011
Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012
Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013
Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014
Sheep 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015
Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016
Rooster 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017
Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018
Pig 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019

Signs of the zodiac

There are twelve stations or signs of the zodiac that denote an annual cycle. The Zodia is a celestial coordinate system. The word Zodiac derives from Ancient Greek and meant circle of animals, which is why many of the images used to repesent each sign are animal in nature.

  Date ranges     Signs of the Zodiac
Sign From To Constellations Brightest Star
Aries March 21 April 19 Aries Hamal
Taurus April 20 May 20 Taurus Aldebaran
Gemini May 21 June 20 Gemini Pollux
Cancer June 21 July 22 Cancer Al Tarf
Leo July 23 August 22 Leo Regulus
Virgo August 23 September 22 Virgo Spica
Libra September 23 October 22 Libra Zubeneschamali
Scorpio October 23 November. 21 Scorpius Antares
Sagittarius November 22 December 21 Sagittarius Kaus Australis
Capricorn December 22 January 19 Capricornus Deneb Algedi
Aquarius January 20 February 18 Aquarius Sadalsuud
Pisces February 19 March 20 Pisces Eta Piscium

 

Traditional British Wedding Anniversary Gifts

1st Paper 11th Steel 25th Silver 75th Diamond
2nd Cotton 12th Silk 30th Pearl 80th Oak
3rd Leather 13th Lace 35th Coral 90th Granite
4th Flowers 14th Ivory 40th Ruby    
5th Wood 15th Crystal 45th Sapphire    
6th Sugar 16th Tungsten 50th Gold    
7th Wool 17th Turquoise 55th Emerald    
8th Bronze 18th Bismuth 60th Diamond    
9th Pottery 19th   65th Star Sapphire    
10th Tin 20th China 70th Platinum    


 

Public and Bank holidays

Date
Name
England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
1st January
New Year's Day
x
x
x
x
2nd January
x
17th March
St Patrick's Day
x
x
First Friday before Easter Sunday
Good Friday
x
x
x
The day after Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
x
x
x
First Monday in May
May Day
x
x
x
x
Last Monday in May
Spring bank holiday
x
x
x
First Monday in June
June Bank Holiday
x
12 July
Battle of the Boyne - Orangemen's Day
x
First Monday in August
Summer Bank Holiday
x
x
Last monday in August
Summer Bank Holiday
x
x
Last Monday in October
October Bank Holiday
x
30 November
St Andrew's Day
x
25 December
Christmas Day
x
x
x
x
26 December
Boxing Day, St. Stephen's Day
x
x
x
x

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