The Jade Emperor held the Great Race to choose twelve animals who crossed a desert ... Each Zodiac animal was immortalized in the Chinese Zodiac, followed to date. The Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit and the ...
Chinese and Western astrology are both systems of divining ... the winner’s circle of an ancient race held by the Jade Emperor to determine who deserved a place in the zodiac.
2025 is the Year of the Snake (Picture: Getty Images) The legend goes that the Jade Emperor challenged ... The Rat is the first sign in the Chinese Zodiac, symbolising intelligence, adaptability ...
2025 is the Year of the Snake, with the Chinese zodiac working as a 12-year cycle that assigns an animal sign annually. But what does that mean, and how are Chinese years named?