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THE YEAR OF THE DOG 2018!!!

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2018 (CNY 2018) BEGINS ON
FEBRUARY 16, 2018. IN 2018. LIFE’S TIMING

2018 is a Year of the Dog. In Chinese astrology, each year is
related to a Chinese zodiac animal according to the 12-year
By Henry Binerfa cycle. 2018 is an Earth Dog Year.
Martial Science
Magazine Director
Years of the Dog include 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994,
2006, 2018, and 2030... The Dog occupies the eleventh position
in the Chinese zodiac, after the Rooster, and before the Pig.
“...2018 is a Year of the Dog.

In Chinese astrology, each The Dog is the eleventh of all zodiac animals. According to one
myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the
year is related to a Chinese order in which they arrived to his party. Monkey, Rooster and

zodiac animal according to Dog were in another country, helping a god defeat evil spirits.

the 12-year cycle. 2018 is an After, they set off to the party together. Because they arrived at
the same time, the Jade Emperor went by the order they met
Earth Dog Yea...” the god in the other country. Thus, Dog became eleventh.

The Dog is also associated with the Earthly Branch (地支—dì
zhī) xū (戌), and the hours 7–9 in the evening. In the terms of
yin and yang (阴阳—yīn yáng), the Dog is yang.

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