Pig

The year 2007, by the records of Chinese calendar, is the year of Pig.The Chinese horoscope signifies that there are 12 different animals representing 12 consecutive years. So anyone born in a particular year that is named after any of the 12 animals, possess certain traits of that animal. Each animal year comes after a round of 12 years. Since Year 2007 has a unique combination of water as its base and fire as its symbol, it means that, this year is bully for all the Pigs. According to the early Chinese sages, the world is balanced between the two beginnings of Ying and Yang.

Children born in the Chinese Year of the Pig are thought to be happy and honest. To have a child in the Year of the Pig is considered a favorable omen in Chinese culture where the twelfth sign of the Earthly Branches, the Pig, is associated with fertility and virility.

Although there is no authoritative conclusion on whether 2007 is the year of the "golden pig", this has not prevented young parents wanting to have a baby this year.

Year 2007 is a Chinese Red Fire Pig Year. Why did the Chinese name the year 2007 as the Red Pig Year?