Chinese Zodiac animals: What is a Wood Snake and what year is it?
WHILE you may know your star sign off the top of your head, you may not know what animal you are in the Chinese Zodiac.
Repeating every 12 years, the animal cycle includes the Rat, the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Goat, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog and the Pig.
Each of those can then be split into five elements - Earth, Wood, Fire, Metal and Water.
So what exactly is the 'Wood Snake' zodiac sign and what does it represent?
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What year is the Wood Snake?
The year of the Wood Snake is 1965.
The Snake is the sixth of the repeating 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac, constituting part of the Chinese calendar system.
They represent intuition and are considered enigmatic creatures and it was chosen as the sixth animal in the zodiac because of the Jade emperor.
Legend has it that the emperor was hosting a party and claimed that whoever arrived first would hold a spot in the Chinese zodiac.
The Snake and Dragon arrived at the same time but unfortunately, due to the size difference, the Jade Emperor first saw Dragon, and then Snake.
The Snake is associated with the hours between nine and eleven in the morning.
Wood Snake: Orderly, intelligent, knowledgeable in pop culture, and has a refined taste.
Fire Snake: Smart, insightful, communicative, active, and fond of the limelight.
Snake and Rooster seem very different, but they are quite compatible, while A Snake gives Oxen warmth and romance, and receives a reliable anchor in return.
Meanwhile, it's hard for a Snake and Tiger to sympathize and understand each other, with the relationship full of suspect and coldness.
Snakes are also incompatible with Pigs - they can work well together, but there isn't much trust in a relationship.
Plus here's everything you need to know about the Year of the Ox.
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