| − | In the Chinese calendar, 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac are used as one of the many ways to mark [[year|years]]. The 12 animals are, in this order, the [[Rat]], the [[Ox]], the [[Tiger]], the [[Rabbit]], the [[Dragon]], the [[Snake]], the [[Horse]], the [[Sheep]] (or the [[Goat]]), the [[Monkey]], the [[Rooster]], the [[Dog]], and the [[Pig]] (or the [[Boar]]). As of 2008, it is the Year of the [[Rat]]. | + | In the Chinese calendar, 12 animals of the [[Chinese zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]] are used as one of the many ways to mark [[year|years]]. The 12 animals are, in this order, the [[Rat]], the [[Ox]], the [[Tiger]], the [[Rabbit]], the [[Dragon]], the [[Snake]], the [[Horse]], the [[Sheep]] (or the [[Goat]]), the [[Monkey]], the [[Rooster]], the [[Dog]], and the [[Pig]] (or the [[Boar]]). As of 2008, it is the Year of the [[Rat]]. |