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Astrology is a | Astrology is a bundle of beliefs and traditions saying that the position of the planets and constellations in the solar system and universe at the time of a person's birth have a direct influence on that person's character. Your birth date assigns you an astrological sign determining your personality and your way of life. | ||
== | Here are some information about those signs, in different languages and civilisations. The most famous astrologies are the Greek Astrology and the Chinese Astrology. The two are really different. | ||
== Greek and Roman zodiac == | |||
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Zodiac_%28PSF%29.png/763px-Zodiac_%28PSF%29.png | |||
In '''Greek and Roman Astrology''', your sign is determined by the month and the day you were born. Signs are connected together there are 4 major categories related to earth elements: | In '''Greek and Roman Astrology''', your sign is determined by the month and the day you were born. Signs are connected together there are 4 major categories related to earth elements: | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
!N° | !N° | ||
! | !Latin | ||
!meaning | !meaning | ||
!period | !period | ||
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'''-''' means negative or self-containing. It concerns water and earth signs. | '''-''' means negative or self-containing. It concerns water and earth signs. | ||
Hindu zodiac is an offspring of the Western one. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!N° | |||
!Latin | |||
!element | |||
!quality | |||
!ruling astrological body | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|Aries | |||
|fire | |||
|movable | |||
|Mars | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|Taurus | |||
|earth | |||
|fixed | |||
|Venus | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|Gemini | |||
|air | |||
|dual | |||
|Mercury | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|Cancer | |||
|water | |||
|movable | |||
|Moon | |||
|- | |||
|5 | |||
|Leo | |||
|fire | |||
|fixed | |||
|Sun | |||
|- | |||
|6 | |||
|Virgo | |||
|earth | |||
|dual | |||
|Mercury | |||
|- | |||
|7 | |||
|Libra | |||
|air | |||
|movable | |||
|Venus | |||
|- | |||
|8 | |||
|Scorpio | |||
|water | |||
|fixed | |||
|Mars | |||
|- | |||
| 9 | |||
|Sagittarius | |||
|fire | |||
|dual | |||
|Jupiter | |||
|- | |||
|10 | |||
|Capricorn | |||
|earth | |||
|movable | |||
|Saturn | |||
|- | |||
|11 | |||
|Aquarius | |||
|air | |||
|fixed | |||
|Saturn | |||
|- | |||
|12 | |||
|Pisces | |||
|water | |||
|dual | |||
|Jupiter | |||
|} | |||
Here is the list of languages in it | Here is the list of languages in it | ||
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|ମୀନ | |ମୀନ | ||
|മീനം | |മീനം | ||
| | |Ιχθείς | ||
|Piscis | |Piscis | ||
|మీనము | |మీనము | ||
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|} | |} | ||
== | == Chinese zodiac == | ||
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Chinese_Zodiac.png/768px-Chinese_Zodiac.png | |||
However, in '''Chinese zodiac''', your sign is determined by the year of your birth and is celebrated during a 12 years period! | |||
Chinese zodiac is used in China, its surrounding countries and many Turkic countries. | |||
As you can see, they are really different. Chinese signs are associated to animal species. | |||
地支 (dìzhī; dei6 zi1; tē-tsi): the twelve earthly branches, opposed by 天干 (tiāngān; tin1 gon1; thian-kan) the ten heavenly stems. | 地支 (dìzhī; dei6 zi1; tē-tsi): the twelve earthly branches, opposed by 天干 (tiāngān; tin1 gon1; thian-kan) the ten heavenly stems. | ||
In Chinese, the words for 地支 can not indicate the animal, while in most other languages, the animals must be made clear. | In Chinese, the words for 地支 can not indicate the animal, while in most other languages, the animals must be made clear. | ||
When used as “time of the day”. it is called 時辰 / 时辰 (shíchen; si4 san4; sî-sîn). | |||
Take a look at the following table: | Take a look at the following table: | ||
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!lunar month of the year | !lunar month of the year | ||
!time of the day | !time of the day | ||
!Unicode character | !Unicode character | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|11 | |11 | ||
|23:00 - 1:00 | |23:00 - 1:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐀🐁</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐀🐁</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|12 | |12 | ||
|1:00 - 3:00 | |1:00 - 3:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐂🐃🐄</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐂🐃🐄</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|1 | |1 | ||
|3:00 - 5:00 | |3:00 - 5:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐅🐆</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐅🐆</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|2 | |2 | ||
|5:00 - 7:00 | |5:00 - 7:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐇🐈</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐇🐈</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|3 | |3 | ||
|7:00 - 9:00 | |7:00 - 9:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐉🐋🐌</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐉🐋🐌</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|4 | |4 | ||
|9:00 - 11:00 | |9:00 - 11:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐍</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐍</span> | ||
|- in | |- in | ||
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|5 | |5 | ||
|11:00 - 13:00 | |11:00 - 13:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐎</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐎</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|6 | |6 | ||
|13:00 - 15:00 | |13:00 - 15:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐐🐑</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐐🐑</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|7 | |7 | ||
|15:00 - 17:00 | |15:00 - 17:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐒</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐒</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|8 | |8 | ||
|17:00 - 19:00 | |17:00 - 19:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐓🐔</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐓🐔</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|9 | |9 | ||
|19:00 - 21:00 | |19:00 - 21:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐕</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐕</span> | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|10 | |10 | ||
|21:00 - 23:00 | |21:00 - 23:00 | ||
|<span style="font-size:30px">🐖🐗🐘</span> | |<span style="font-size:30px">🐖🐗🐘</span> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+name | |+name | ||
! | |||
!Japanese | !Japanese | ||
!Korean | !Korean | ||
!Mandarin Chinese | !Mandarin Chinese | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|子(し) | |子(し) | ||
|子 (자) | |子 (자) | ||
|子 (zǐ) | |子 (zǐ) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|丑(ちゅう) | |丑(ちゅう) | ||
|丑 (축) | |丑 (축) | ||
|丑 (chǒu) | |丑 (chǒu) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|寅(いん) | |寅(いん) | ||
|寅 (인) | |寅 (인) | ||
|寅 (yǐn) | |寅 (yǐn) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|卯(ぼう) | |卯(ぼう) | ||
|卯 (묘) | |卯 (묘) | ||
|卯 (mǎo) | |卯 (mǎo) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|辰(しん) | |辰(しん) | ||
|辰 (진) | |辰 (진) | ||
|辰 (chén) | |辰 (chén) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|巳(し) | |巳(し) | ||
|巳 (사) | |巳 (사) | ||
|巳 (sì) | |巳 (sì) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|午(ご) | |午(ご) | ||
|午 (오) | |午 (오) | ||
|午 (wǔ) | |午 (wǔ) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|未(み) | |未(み) | ||
|未 (미) | |未 (미) | ||
|未 (wèi) | |未 (wèi) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|申(しん) | |申(しん) | ||
|申 (신) | |申 (신) | ||
|申 (shēn) | |申 (shēn) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|酉(ゆう) | |酉(ゆう) | ||
|酉 (유) | |酉 (유) | ||
|酉 (yǒu) | |酉 (yǒu) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|戌(じゅつ) | |戌(じゅつ) | ||
|戌 (술) | |戌 (술) | ||
|戌 (xū) | |戌 (xū) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |||
|亥(がい) | |亥(がい) | ||
|亥 (해) | |亥 (해) | ||
|亥 (hài) | |亥 (hài) | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Vocabulary/many-languages]] | [[Category:Vocabulary/many-languages]] | ||
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In some translations, other words are derived from the most accurate ones: “rat”, “ox”, “rabbit”, “serpent”, “goat”, “rooster”, “boar”. | In some translations, other words are derived from the most accurate ones: “rat”, “ox”, “rabbit”, “serpent”, “goat”, “rooster”, “boar”. | ||