Year of the Rooster
Years: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041
Positive Qualities: Courageous, hardworking, alert, perfectionist, aggressive
Negative Qualities: Arrogant, selfish, timid
Suitable Jobs: Business owner, publicist, journalist, soldier, teacher
Compatible With: Snake, Ox, Dragon
Must Avoid: Rabbits
Ruling Hours: 5 PM to 7 PM
Season: Fall
Ruling Month: September
Sign Direction: West
Fixed Element: Fire
Corresponding Western Sign: Virgo
Considered a favorable sign, the Rooster is the only creature among the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac to bear wings, making it the perfect messenger to bridge the gap between Heaven and Earth. Its morning crow also serves to wake the farmer from his slumber and drive away any evil spirits that might be lingering in the fields.
For anyone fortunate enough to be born in the year of the Rooster, they are endowed with its same virtues: knowledge, credibility, courage, military expertise, and benevolence. Roosters are deep thinkers and highly talented, but very prideful by nature and quite arrogant. They always think they are right and even if proven wrong, they will persist in disputing any facts thrown at them. They are often seen as being selfish or even eccentric by others, but they tend to send what they earn quite fast knowing that what is here today may be gone tomorrow.
By nature, Roosters are highly organized individuals that tend to overwork themselves and get very depressed if they should fail in even the smallest of areas. It is their constant thirst for knowledge and their lone devotion to their work that keeps them going. Nonetheless, Roosters are always interesting and extremely adventurous in everything that they do and fame tends to follow their every move.
While men born in this year are quite boastful, women tend to focus more on the job at hand and let their influence be its own reward. Women are also very forgiving and let previous ills be forgotten instead of holding a grudge. When it comes to their appearance, Roosters are perfectionists, and these birds love nothing more than going out on the town and dancing until dawn with friends and lovers.
Celebrity Rooster: Hayden Christensen, Craig David, Bryce Dallas Howard, Christina Milian, Britney Spears, Kelly Rowland, Foghorn Leghorn, Cornelius Rooster (Corn Flakes), Rooster Cogburn
President Rooster: Grover Cleveland
