Horse (zodiac)
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The Horse is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. There is a long tradition of the Horse in Chinese mythology. Certain charac
Zodiac horse, showing the mǎ (⾺) character for horse
Sculpture of Horse from Chinese zodiac in the park at Mount Mogan in Deqing County, Zhejiang, China
A street in Pudong (Shanghai, China), during the 2026 Chinese New Year. Horses are visible on the lanterns
Earthly Branches
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The Earthly Branches are a system of twelve ordered symbols used throughout East Asia. They are indigenous to China, and are themselves Chinese characters, corresponding to words with no concrete mean
Horse (zodiac)
…in such a year. Horse aspects can also enter by other chronomantic factors or measures, such as hourly. The year of the horse is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 午. The lunar calendar paved the sequence of the Chinese zodiac animals. This calendar can be traced back to the 14th century B.C. Myths say that…
A carving of the Chinese zodiac on the ceiling of the gate to Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka, Japan