Chinese New Year: What your horoscope for the Year of the Snake predicts

Participants take part in a dragon dance for the Chinese lunar new year parade through the streets of Hong Kong. (AFP)

Published Monday, February 11, 2013

By Staff

The Chinese horoscope for the year 2013 does not appease nor frighten its followers. Rather, it does a bit of both: the year of 2013 is a year of both good and bad fortune.

The year of 2013 is the year of the Snake, the New Year’s Day being February 10. The Chinese horoscope contains 12 zodiac signs attributed to different animals, each year being the year of the next zodiac sign in line.

The Chinese horoscope also relies on the five elements: Water, Fire, Metal, Wood, and Earth. This year is the year of Water, which makes 2013 the year of the Water Snake. Because Water is referred to as a black colour, 2013 may also be called the year of the Black Snake.

Each animal can be converted into five elements too. In the case of the snake, it mostly contains Fire. Because Fire and Water are contradicting elements, this year is predicted to be a year of contradictions, promising good and bad for every zodiac sign.

Emirates 24|7 brings to you the predictions from to the Go To Horoscope.

The Snake (Those born in years 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013)

The Horse (Born in 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014)

The Sheep (Born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015)

The Monkey (Born in 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016)

The Rooster (1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017)

The Dog (Born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018)

The Pig (Born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019)

The Rat (Born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008)

The Ox (Born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009)

The Tiger (Born in 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010)

The Rabbit (Born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011)