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Hai (亥) is the twelfth sign of the Earthly Branches. Its animal representation is the pig or boar (豬). 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.^[1]

In the continuous sexagenary cycle, every twelfth year corresponds to Hai, and is commonly called "the Year of the Pig" or "the Year of the Boar" (豬年). There are five types of Pig, named after the Chinese elements. In Japanese culture, the animal is specifically a wild boar. In Japanese, the character 豚 is pig and the character 豬 denotes the wild boar, though Chinese does not make such a differentiation.

[edit] Years and the Five Elements

People 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:

1899 - 31 January 1900: Earth Pig
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
2055 - 2056: Wood Pig

Note, however, that the elements identified in the above table are the elements associated with the relevant Heavenly Stem of that year. The Earthly Branch sign Hai (the sign represented by the Pig) itself is always associated with the element of Water.

[edit] Traditional Pig Attributes/Associations

Zodiac Location	12th
Ruling hours	9pm-11pm
Direction	North-northwest
Motto	“I Preserve”
Season and month	Autumn, November
Fixed element	Water
Stem	Negative
Lunar Month Dates	November 8-December 6
Gemstone	Ruby
Color	Black, Royal Purple
Roughly equivalent western sign	Scorpio
Polarity	Yin
Countries	Philippines, Armenia, Lebanon, Jordan, Nepal, Angola

[edit] References

^ For a recent report that this belief is still widely held in China, see Edward Cody, "Oh, to be Born in the Year of the Pig," Washington Post (March 1, 2007).[1]

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[0] For a recent report that this belief is still widely held in China, see Edward Cody, "Oh, to be Born in the Year of the Pig," Washington Post (March 1, 2007).[1]

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[edit] Years and the Five Elements

[edit] Traditional Pig Attributes/Associations

[edit] References

[edit] External Links