Okay, so I’ve been wanting to mess around with a zodiac animal calendar for a while now, you know, the Chinese one. It’s pretty cool how they assign animals to years in a 12-year cycle. I finally got around to doing it, and let me tell you, it was a fun little project!
First, I dug up some info online. Turns out, the Korean zodiac is almost the same as the Chinese one, which is neat. These calendars are based on the moon’s cycles, and the years are represented by animals. It’s like a repeating pattern, every 12 years the same set of animals come back around. It got me thinking about how deeply connected these symbols are to some people’s lives.

Then, I started jotting down the animals I could remember. Rat, Dragon are a couple that stuck out to me. I found some descriptions of the personality traits linked to each animal. Like, people born in the Rat year are supposed to be adaptable and quick-witted, and Dragon are seen as one of the most popular animals. Pretty interesting, huh?
Next, I wanted to organize it all. I made a simple list of the 12 animals, just to keep track.
- Rat
- Ox
- Tiger
- Rabbit
- Dragon
- Snake
- Horse
- Goat
- Monkey
- Rooster
- Dog
- Pig
After that, I decided to create a visual calendar. Nothing fancy, just a simple grid with the years and the corresponding animals. I filled in the years and carefully matched each one with the right animal. It was like putting together a little puzzle.
Finally, I had my very own zodiac animal calendar! It’s not perfect, but I made it myself, and that’s what counts. It’s a cool reminder of how different cultures track time and assign meaning to the years. Plus, now I can easily figure out which animal represents my birth year and maybe see if those personality traits match up. You should try making one yourself sometime! It’s a fun way to learn something new.