Did you know that in Chinese New Year, every year has a special animal?
There are 12 animals, and they go around in a circle.
When the 12th animal finishes… it starts all over again!
That means every 12 years, the same animal year comes back.
Let’s find yours 👇
🐭 Rat
1972 • 1984 • 1996 • 2008 • 2020 • 2032
🐮 Ox
1973 • 1985 • 1997 • 2009 • 2021 • 2033
🐯 Tiger
1974 • 1986 • 1998 • 2010 • 2022 • 2034
🐱 Cat
1975 • 1987 • 1999 • 2011 • 2023 • 2035
🐲 Dragon
1976 • 1988 • 2000 • 2012 • 2024 • 2036
🐍 Snake
1977 • 1989 • 2001 • 2013 • 2025 • 2037
🐴 Horse
1978 • 1990 • 2002 • 2014 • 2026 • 2038
🐐 Goat
1979 • 1991 • 2003 • 2015 • 2027 • 2039
🐵 Monkey
1980 • 1992 • 2004 • 2016 • 2028 • 2040
🐔 Rooster
1981 • 1993 • 2005 • 2017 • 2029 • 2041
🐶 Dog
1982 • 1994 • 2006 • 2018 • 2030 • 2042
🐷 Pig
1983 • 1995 • 2007 • 2019 • 2031 • 2043
✨ Every 12 years, it repeats!
So if you’re:
• 12
• 24
• 36
• 48
• 60
It might be your animal year again!
How cool is that? 🥳
💬 Tell us in the comments:
👉 What year were you born?
👉 What animal does that make you?
👉 Do you think it matches your personality?
And don’t forget…
🎭 Printable animal masks and colouring sheets are available as PDFs over in the classroom printable section — so you can celebrate in your own creative way!
Let’s find out which animals we have in our HELPyoursELF community! 🧡✨