Animal Months In Chinese Calendar. Depending on the year you are born in, you will have an animal “assigned” to you. In the chinese calendar every year is associated with one of 12 symbolic animals.
A chinese year normally consists of 12 months, one month corresponds to one lunar cycle/ one phase of the moon. To celebrate chinese new year, billy hui explains the significance of each of the chinese zodiac animals, illustrated with examples from the lady lever art gallery’s collections.