stackyFACTSWestern astrology watches the sun, but ancient China kept its eyes firmly fixed on a giant ball of gas.
Western astrology watches the sun, but ancient China kept its eyes firmly fixed on a giant ball of gas. The Chinese zodiac's famous 12-year animal cycle directly corresponds to the roughly 11.86-year orbit of Jupiter around the sun. Instead of chopping the year into months, they categorized entire generations of people under one celestial mascot. It's why you and everyone in your middle school class were told you share the exact same 'Wood Pig' energy.
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