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Thursday, February 04, 2010

YEAR OF THE TIGER


February 14, 2010 to February 2, 2011
The Year of the Tiger 2010, (in the Hsia calendar /Chinese calendar) is symbolized by two elements – metal sitting on top of wood. The Tiger is the third sign in the Chinese zodiac sign of 12 animals. It is a sign of courage and thus the tiger is revered by the ancient Chinese as the sign that wards off the three main disasters of a household: fire, thieves and ghosts.


About the Year of the Tiger
The Year 2010 is the Year of the Metal Tiger, which begins on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011. In Chinese feng shui, Metal is the destroyer of wood and so they are on the destructive cycle and have conflict relationship.