Who said that the first twelve animals will become the calendar?
Jade the Emperor
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What do myth's and folklore's provide?
Myths and folklore's tell stories from long ago and stories about dragons and other creatures.
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What does fire represent and what season is it most commonly represent?
It represents actual sunlight or fire and the season is Summer.
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What does Yin stand for?
The shady side of the slope
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Who was the Moon Lady?
She swallowed a pill which caused her to float and she landed on the moon.
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Who did the rat used to be friends with before he forgot to wake him up and left him?
The cat
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Do these have a lesson to teach?
Yes
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What does wood represent? What season does it go with?
Wood represents trees, plants, and vegetables. It stands for Spring.
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What does Yang Stand for?
The sunny side of the slope
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Why did she swallow the pill?
Her neighbor was trying to get the pill and while struggling against the neighbor she swallowed it.
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What did the rat see on his way to the meeting place?
Bigger and faster animals
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What do these usually honor?
Plants and animals
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what does metal stand for? What season?
Metal stands for elements such as gold and iron. It is correlated with Autumn.
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What are Yin and Yang?
A set of Correspondences.
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Why did she land on the moon?
She loved her husband and landed on the closet thing to Earth.
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Who did the rat bargain with and what did he bribe that animal with? What was the bargain for?
The rat bargained with the ox for a ride on the ox's back in return of the rat singing to him.
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What Chinese story is about a women who accidentally swallows a pill and floats away?
Moon Lady
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What does water stand for? What season?
Water stands for lakes, rivers, and rain. It stands for Winter.
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What do they represent?
Everything is represented as whole(a way of speaking), nothing can exist without a relationship with itself and in and of itself. Also the need of balance of two things.
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How did the husband find her?
He was looking for her and calling her name when he saw her on the moon.
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Who is the first zodiac sign and why?
The rat because he sneaked ahead of the ox.
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What are the lessons they teach?
They teach about human nature, love, karma, good fortune, and more.
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What does earth stand for? What time of year?
Earth represents fields and soil. It is the transitioning period from Winter to Spring.
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Yin stands for?
Yang stands for?
Yin stands for cold, darkness, and tranquility. Yang stands for heat, activity, excitement, light, and vigor.