2018 is the year of the Dog. According to the Chinese Horoscope Calendar, 2018 is the Earth Dog Year.
In Five Elements theory, Brown is related to Earth. Therefore, 2018 is called Chinese Brown Dog Year.
Chinese Year of the Dog will arrive on February 4, 2018. This day is not the Chinese New Year Day, which is on February 16. 2018.
Chinese Astrology uses the concept of season changes to explain the cycle of human’s life. That’s the cycle of the Sun.
The first day of the Chinese astrological year is on the day which the sun enters the 315th degree on the tropical zodiac.
Chinese New Year Day is the new moon day. They are complete different days.
In Chinese Five Element Astrology, Dog contains Male Earth, little Metal and little Fire.
Male Earth is connected to mountains.
The predictions of 2018 Chinese Five Element Astrology of the Brown Dog Year is at
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