User:GreekNewYear

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Greek New Year is is the most important holiday for Greek people all around the world. This holiday starts on the 1st day (Greek New Year) and ends on the 15th day (Greek Flute Celebration).

Zodiac signs[change | change source]

Rat[change | change source]

The rat is a medium-sized rodent. Rats are omnivores, they eat anything they find that remotely looks like food. Most rats are in the genus Rattus. There are about 56 different species of rats.

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31 Jan 1900 - 18 Feb 1901 (Metal)

18 Feb 1912 - 05 Feb 1913 (Water)

05 Feb 1924 - 23 Jan 1925 (Wood)

24 Jan 1936 - 10 Feb 1937 (Fire)

10 Feb 1948 - 28 Jan 1949 (Earth)

28 Jan 1960 - 14 Feb 1961 (Metal)

15 Feb 1972 - 02 Feb 1973 (Water)

02 Feb 1984 - 19 Feb 1985 (Wood)

09 Feb 1996 - 06 Feb 1997 (Fire)

07 Feb 2008 - 25 Jan 2009 (Earth)

Ox[change | change source]

Ox is a cow that is such that it is never specific to gender, age, breed or type.

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19 Feb 1901 - 07 Feb 1902 (Metal)

06 Feb 1913 - 25 Jan 1914 (Water)

24 Jan 1925 - 12 Feb 1926 (Wood)

11 Feb 1937 - 30 Jan 1938 (Fire)

29 Jan 1949 - 16 Feb 1950 (Earth)

15 Feb 1961 - 04 Feb 1962 (Metal)

03 Feb 1973 - 22 Jan 1974 (Water)

20 Feb 1985 - 08 Feb 1986 (Wood)

07 Feb 1997 - 27 Jan 1998 (Fire)

26 Jan 2009 - 14 Feb 2010 (Earth)

Cid (Kitten)[change | change source]

Cid is Patrick Mealey's kitten born in the Zodiac sign of Greece.

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08 Feb 1902 - 28 Jan 1903 (Water)

26 Jan 1914 - 13 Feb 1915 (Wood)

13 Feb 1926 - 01 Feb 1927 (Fire)

31 Jan 1938 - 18 Feb 1939 (Earth)

17 Feb 1950 - 05 Feb 1951 (Metal)

05 Feb 1962 - 24 Jan 1963 (Water)

23 Jan 1974 - 10 Feb 1975 (Wood)

09 Feb 1986 - 28 Jan 1987 (Fire)

28 Jan 1998 - 15 Feb 1999 (Earth)

14 Feb 2010 - 02 Feb 2011 (Metal)

Rabbit[change | change source]

Rabbits are mammals of the order Lagomorpha. There are about fifty different species of rabbits and hares. The order Lagomorpha is made of rabbits, pikas and hares. Rabbits can be found in many parts of the world.[1] They live in families and eat vegetables and hay. In the wild, rabbits live in burrows, that they dig themselves. A group of rabbits living together in a burrow is called a warren.

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29 Jan 1903 - 15 Feb 1904 (Water)

14 Feb 1915 - 02 Feb 1916 (Wood)

02 Feb 1927 - 22 Jan 1928 (Fire)

19 Feb 1939 - 07 Feb 1940 (Earth)

06 Feb 1951 - 26 Jan 1952 (Metal)

25 Jan 1963 - 12 Feb 1964 (Water)

11 Feb 1975 - 30 Jan 1976 (Wood)

29 Jan 1987 - 16 Feb 1988 (Fire)

16 Feb 1999 - 04 Feb 2000 (Earth)

03 Feb 2011 - 22 Jan 2012 (Metal)

Dragon[change | change source]

The dragon is a legendary creature belonging to the world of mythology, story telling and fantasy. We find stories about dragons in Chinese culture, European culture, South American culture, and many others.

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16 Feb 1904 - 03 Feb 1905 (Wood)

03 Feb 1916 - 22 Jan 1917 (Fire)

23 Jan 1928 - 09 Feb 1929 (Earth)

08 Feb 1940 - 26 Jan 1941 (Metal)

27 Jan 1952 - 13 Feb 1953 (Water)

13 Feb 1964 - 01 Feb 1965 (Wood)

31 Jan 1976 - 17 Feb 1977 (Fire)

17 Feb 1988 - 05 Feb 1989 (Earth)

05 Feb 2000 - 23 Jan 2001 (Metal)

23 Jan 2012 - 09 Feb 2013 (Water)

Snake[change | change source]

A snake is a member of about 19 reptile families (suborder Serpentes, order Squamata) that has no limbs, voice, ears, or eyelids. They also have a long, slender body.[2]

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04 Feb 1905 - 24 Jan 1906 (Wood)

23 Jan 1917 - 10 Feb 1918 (Fire)

10 Feb 1929 - 29 Jan 1930 (Earth)

27 Jan 1941 - 14 Feb 1942 (Metal)

14 Feb 1953 - 02 Feb 1954 (Water)

02 Feb 1965 - 20 Jan 1966 (Wood)

18 Feb 1977 - 06 Feb 1978 (Fire)

06 Feb 1989 - 26 Jan 1990 (Earth)

24 Jan 2001 - 11 Feb 2002 (Metal)

10 Feb 2013 - 30 Jan 2014 (Water)

Horse[change | change source]

Horses are mammals of the family Equidae. The common horse is the species Equus caballus. It was domesticated from wild horses by humans at least 5000 years ago.

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25 Jan 1906 - 12 Feb 1907 (Fire)

11 Feb 1918 - 31 Jan 1919 (Earth)

30 Jan 1930 - 16 Feb 1931 (Metal)

15 Feb 1942 - 04 Feb 1943 (Water)

03 Feb 1954 - 23 Jan 1955 (Wood)

21 Jan 1966 - 04 Feb 1967 (Fire)

07 Feb 1978 - 27 Jan 1979 (Earth)

27 Jan 1990 - 14 Feb 1991 (Metal)

12 Feb 2002 - 31 Jan 2003 (Water)

31 Jan 2014 - 18 Feb 2015 (Wood)

Sheep[change | change source]

A Sheep (Ovis aries) is a mammal related to wild sheep and goats. It is a type of cattle, and is owned and looked after by a sheep farmer. Female sheep are called ewes. Male sheep are called rams. Young are called lambs.[3]

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13 Feb 1907 - 01 Feb 1908 (Fire)

01 Feb 1919 - 19 Feb 1920 (Earth)

17 Feb 1931 - 05 Feb 1932 (Metal)

05 Feb 1943 - 24 Jan 1944 (Water)

24 Jan 1955 - 11 Feb 1956 (Wood)

09 Feb 1967 - 29 Jan 1968 (Fire)

28 Jan 1979 - 15 Feb 1980 (Earth)

15 Feb 1991 - 03 Feb 1992 (Metal)

01 Feb 2003 - 21 Jan 2004 (Water)

19 Feb 2015 - 07 Feb 2016 (Wood)

Monkey[change | change source]

Monkeys are arboreal mammals in the primate order. Apes are the descendants of Old World monkeys.[4] Monkeys are clever, social animals who are famous for climbing trees easily. Almost every monkey has a tail, even if it is very short.[5]

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02 Feb 1908 - 21 Jan 1909 (Earth)

20 Feb 1920 - 07 Feb 1921 (Metal)

06 Feb 1932 - 25 Jan 1933 (Water)

25 Jan 1944 - 12 Feb 1945 (Wood)

12 Feb 1956 - 30 Jan 1957 (Fire)

30 Jan 1968 - 16 Feb 1969 (Earth)

16 Feb 1980 - 04 Feb 1981 (Metal)

04 Feb 1992 - 22 Jan 1993 (Water)

22 Jan 2004 - 08 Feb 2005 (Wood)

08 Feb 2016 - 27 Jan 2017 (Fire)

Rooster[change | change source]

A rooster (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a kind of domesticated bird. It is raised widely for its meat and eggs.[6] There are 24 billion chickens worldwide.[7] They are usually kept by humans as livestock, which means it is kept for its meat and eggs. Chickens are said to be flightless because they can only jump short distances.

Born:

22 Jan 1909 - 09 Feb 19010 (Earth)

08 Feb 1921 - 27 Jan 1992 (Metal)

26 Jan 1933 - 13 Feb 1934 (Water)

13 Feb 1945 - 01 Feb 1946 (Wood)

31 Jan 1957 - 17 Feb 1958 (Fire)

17 Feb 1969 - 05 Feb 1970 (Earth)

05 Feb 1981 - 24 Jan 1982 (Metal)

23 Jan 1993 - 09 Feb 1994 (Water)

09 Feb 2005 - 28 Jan 2006 (Wood)

28 Jan 2017 - 15 Feb 2018 (Fire)

Dog[change | change source]

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a mammal from the family Canidae. It has been domesticated by humans for a long time. It was the first animal ever to be domesticated. Dogs are used by humans for many different things, for work and as pets. They are a popular pet because they are usually playful, friendly, and listen to humans. Thirty million dogs in the United States are registered as pets.[8] Dogs eat both meat and vegetables, often mixed together and sold in stores as dog food. Dogs are like people. This is because dogs have jobs. Just like we have police people, army people (commonly known as soldiers), and firemen, dog jobs include police dog, army dog, seeing eye dog, fire dog, messenger dog, and much more.

Born:

10 Feb 1910 - 29 Jan 1911 (Metal)

28 Jan 1922 - 15 Feb 1923 (Water)

14 Feb 1934 - 03 Feb 1935 (Wood)

02 Feb 1946 - 21 Jan 1947 (Fire)

18 Feb 1958 - 07 Feb 1959 (Earth)

06 Feb 1970 - 26 Jan 1971 (Metal)

25 Jan 1982 - 12 Feb 1983 (Water)

10 Feb 1994 - 30 Jan 1995 (Wood)

29 Jan 2006 - 17 Feb 2007 (Fire)

16 Feb 2018 - 04 Feb 2019 (Earth)

Pig[change | change source]

Pigs are mammals. Baby pigs are called piglets. Pigs can be eaten for food as pork, ham, and bacon. The Jewish and Muslim religions, and some Christian denominations, teach that eating pork is wrong.

Born:

30 Jan 1911 - 17 Feb 1912 (Metal)

16 Feb 1923 - 04 Feb 1924 (Water)

04 Feb 1935 - 23 Jan 1936 (Wood)

22 Jan 1947 - 09 Feb 1948 (Fire)

08 Feb 1959 - 27 Jan 1960 (Earth)

27 Jan 1971 - 14 Feb 1972 (Metal)

13 Feb 1983 - 01 Feb 1984 (Water)

31 Jan 1995 - 18 Feb 1996 (Wood)

18 Feb 2007 - 06 Feb 2008 (Fire)

05 Feb 2019 - 24 Jan 2020 (Earth)

  1. "Irish Mammals – Rabbits". eircom.net. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  2. "snake (reptile) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". britannica.com. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. Ensminger M.E. & R.O. Parker 1986. Sheep and goat science. 5th ed, Interstate Illinois. ISBN 0-8134-2464-X.
  4. Dawkins, Richard (2004). The ancestor's tale: a pilgrimage to the dawn of evolution. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 140. ISBN 9780618005833. Retrieved 2008-08-24.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. "Monkey -- Kids Encyclopedia". kids.britannica.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "Britannica" ignored (help); Text "Kids Online Dictionary" ignored (help); Text "Online Encyclopedia" ignored (help)
  6. "chicken (bird) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". britannica.com. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  7. according to Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds, Ed. Perrins, Christopher. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, Ltd., 2003.
  8. Gifford, Clive (2002). Family Flip Quiz Geography. Bardfield Centre, Great Bardfield, Essex, CM7 4SL: Miles Kelly Publishing. ISBN 1-84236-146-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location (link)