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The Pig is a fun and enlightening personality blessed with patience and understanding. People born under the sign of the Pig enjoy life and all it has to offer, including family and friends. They are honest and thoughtful and expect the same of other people. Pigs can be perceived as oblivious or gullible because they do care about others so much that they will do just about anything for a friend in need.

“Years of the Pig”
Last in the cycle, Pig Years follow the Dog Years and recur every twelfth year. The Chinese New Year does not fall on a specific date, so it is essential to check the calendar to find the exact date on which each Pig Year actually begins.

In the continuous sexagenary cycle, every twelfth year corresponds to Hai, and is commonly called “the Year of the Pig” (豬年).There are five types of pig, named after the Chinese elements. In order, they are: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth. Less commonly, it is also called “the Year of the Boar”, for two reasons. First, the character 豬, which denotes pigs generally in Chinese, is used in Japanese to refer specifically to wild boars. Secondly, the pig has negative connotations in some Western cultures, and may even be considered a profanity. In official usage among English-speaking countries, Singapore and the United States prefer the term “Year of the Boar”, while Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom prefer the term “Year of the Pig”.  1911*1923*1935*1947*1959*1971*1983*1995*2007 In Chinese culture, the pig is associated with fertility and virility. To bear children in the year of the pig is considered to be very fortunate, for they will be happy and honest.

Persons born within these date ranges, of the lunar calendar, can be said to have been born in the “year of the Pig,” while also bearing the following elemental sign:

* 30 January 1911 - 17 February 1912: Metal Pig
* 16 February 1923 - 4 February 1924: Water Pig
* 4 February 1935 - 23 January 1936: Wood Pig
* 22 January 1947 - 9 February 1948: Fire Pig
* 8 February 1959 - 27 January 1960: Earth Pig
* 27 January 1971 - 14 February 1972: Metal Pig
* 13 February 1983 - 1 February 1984: Water Pig
* 31 January 1995 - 18 February 1996: Wood Pig
* 18 February 2007 - 6 February 2008: Fire Pig
* 5 February 2019 - 24 January 2020: Earth Pig
* 2031 - 2032: Metal Pig
* 2043 - 2044: Water Pig