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 |
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| 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.
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Date ranges |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 5th |
Wood |
15th |
Crystal |
45th |
Sapphire |
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| 6th |
Sugar |
16th |
Tungsten |
50th |
Gold |
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| 7th |
Wool |
17th |
Turquoise |
55th |
Emerald |
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| 8th |
Bronze |
18th |
Bismuth |
60th |
Diamond |
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| 9th |
Pottery |
19th |
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65th |
Star Sapphire |
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| 10th |
Tin |
20th |
China |
70th |
Platinum |
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Public and Bank holidays
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Date |
Name |
England and Wales |
Scotland |
Northern Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
1st January |
New Year's Day |
x |
x |
x |
x |
2nd January |
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x |
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17th March |
St Patrick's Day |
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x |
x |
First Friday before Easter Sunday |
Good Friday |
x |
x |
x |
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The day after Easter Sunday |
Easter Monday |
x |
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x |
x |
First Monday in May |
May Day |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Last Monday in May |
Spring bank holiday |
x |
x |
x |
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First Monday in June |
June Bank Holiday |
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x |
12 July |
Battle of the Boyne - Orangemen's Day |
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x |
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First Monday in August |
Summer Bank Holiday |
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x |
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x |
Last monday in August |
Summer Bank Holiday |
x |
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x |
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Last Monday in October |
October Bank Holiday |
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x |
30 November |
St Andrew's Day |
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x |
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25 December |
Christmas Day |
x |
x |
x |
x |
26 December |
Boxing Day, St. Stephen's Day |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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