Year of the Pig

My son was born in the year of the pig, the fire pig to be exact. I’m kind of into astrology and recently have become more interested in Chinese mythology and astrology. While most people call it the year of the pig, the year is actually represented by the boar. The thing is piggies are much cuter and cuddlier than a boar, so I’m sticking with pigs.

So about those pigs. Apparently, they are supposed to be:

• Honest (too early to tell, he isn’t talking yet)
• Tolerant (absolutely true, he’ll put up with just about anything)
• Curious (like a cat…uhm pig)
• Love to read ( he really does, he’ll bring books to me and turn the pages)

I know from past experience that Chinese astrology is right on in regards to myself, a snake if you were wondering, and so far it looks like it is a good indicator of my little angel. I think it is amazing how often the characteristics ascribed to people with astrology are accurate. It makes me wonder how much of the mythology might have truth behind it as well. I think Chinese astrology is sometimes even more accurate than western astrology just because of the amount of specification that is available. For example, not only was my son born in the year of the pig, he was born a fire pig which adds even more levels to his personality. Pretty cool, huh? What is your sign in Chinese astrology and do you think it accurately represents you?

Photo Credit: be khe

June 29th, 2009 by birdievogel | Posted in Legends | (0)