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Jan 29, 2023 14 min

The Zodiac Race

from The Mythographist Hosted by Jaer Christie

Even if you don't care about astrology, odds are pretty good that you know your star sign — I'm a Gemini, which is twins, and Ocho the cat, my co-producer, is a Cancer, the crab. But you may have heard that we just entered the Year of the Rabbit, which is part of the shengxiao, or Chinese zodiac. Based on a twelve-year cycle that's related to the lunar calendar, the Chinese zodiac and its relatives are increasingly common in Western culture. If you've heard of it, you probably know that a different animal represents each year — but did you know that behind that series of twelve animals is a legend of an ancient competition? This week, we'll take a look at the story of the Zodiac Race. Written, narrated, and produced by Jaer Christie Research by Jaer Christie & Elena Tung Music by Shaoqing Luna Li - all via https://filmmusic.io/u/sqluna/music Dancing Abroad Desert Liaison License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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