The Rooster
1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981 and 1993.
Ranking order : Tenth
Hours ruled by the Rooster: 5 pm - 7 pm
Direction of sign : West
Season and principal month : Autumn - September
Corresponds to Western sign : Virgo
Lucky gemstone: pink jasper
Fixed Element : metal
Stem : Negative
Greatest Affinity : Ox, Snake
Greatest Enmity : Rabbit
Roosters are organised, excellent time keepers and hard workers. They are faithful as friends, and very strongly family oriented. Despite this they can be somewhat headstrong, and not a little arrogant in giving advice, particularly of the sort that is not asked for! Although outwardly showy, at heart the rooster is somewhat insecure, by nature conservative and old fashioned.
The Chinese believe there are two types of rooster characters. The first is the sunrise/sunset rooster. Born during the sunset or sunrise hours, these are extrovert roosters who live for the moment. Money is seen as functional, its function being for spending - and they will spend with abandon. They are no strangers to overdrafts. The other group, those born outside of the sunrise/sunset ours, are the opposite. Very tight-fisted, they will go to the supermarket just before closing to find the items that have been reduced in price. They save money with great determination, only to squander it in an unguarded moment.
Roosters are no shrinking violets, and are easily spotted in a crowd. Male roosters in particular are just show offs. Of all the signs they are the most outspoken and blunt. Equally they are very moralistic. Roosters are exceptionally methodical. They enjoy keeping records and are forever writing notes on bits of paper which are then filed and put away. They also tend to build castles in the air, which leads to another prominent feature of their personality; to promise more than they can deliver. A little short of initiative at times, once Roosters find a task that fits their rigid temperament nothing will stand in a Roosters way.
For all his showmanship, the rooster is extremely secretive about their private relationships. Although blunt, the roosters honesty makes for stable relationships. Their tendency to point out faults in other sometimes loses them friends, especially as they themselves do not take criticism easily.
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