1. Rat
2. Cow
3. Tiger
4. Rabbit
5. Dragon
6. Snake
7. Horse
8. Ram
9. Monkey
10. Rooster
11. Dog
12. Pig
The actual beginning of the animal zodiac of each year starts on a fixed date 4th February and not following Western calendar 1st January or first day of Chinese Lunar New Year. 4 February is actually the first day of Spring season. If this year is the year of the Rabbit, babies borned on 4 February this year is considered a Rabbit Zodiac while babies borned before 4 February this year is still in the Tiger Zodiac.
There are 3 simple formulas to follow to find out which Zodiac animals need to pray to Tai-Shui.
3 Sets of Queue Numbers of the Animal Zodiac are a. 1 , 4 , 7 and 10
b. 2 , 5 , 8 and 11
c. 3 , 6 , 9 and 12
If you are borned on 4 February 2011 or later, you are in the Rabbit zodiac which is number 4 in the lineup. Number 4 can be found in the set (a) 1,4,7, and 10 . So, Rat, Rabbit, Horse and Rooster Zodiacs need to pray to Tai-Shui in the Year of the Rabbit.
Second method is simply +3 or -3 from the queue number of the Zodiac animal of that year. 4-3=1 , 4+3=7 , 4+3+3=10 and inclusive of the existing no.4. So you have 1,4,7 and 10 lined up of the animals.
The third method is simply skip 2 zodiac animals in between, counting from the year zodiac number.
That is 1 X X (4) X X 7 X X 10.
Praying to the yearly Tai-Shui is to ask for safety; protection, wealth and happiness for the whole year as the Zodiacs clash or in disharmony with the Tai-shui Deity Governor for that year.
