The Dragon is one of the 12-year cycles of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
The Dragon is also the most popular zodiac year on Chinese New Year. During the Year of the Dragon, there is a noticeable increase in birthrates in China, as many parents wish to have a child whose zodiac sign is the Dragon.
The Dragon is magnificent. He is flamboyant, attractive and full of vitality and strength. In China, the Dragon is the imperial symbol, the sign of the Emperor of China, or the male element Yang. The Dragon is the symbol of power and wealth.
It would be right to say that people born in the year of the dragon have a natural charisma and are certainly gifted with power and luck. It is unlikely for them to escape unnoticed from a party or to take a second place in a competition. The dragon person has an active mind and shows an unfeigned interest in the world around him/her. This person is also self-confident enough to know how to create a necessary impression. Because they are larger than life themselves, dragon people like to do everything on a grand scale. They are egotistical and ambitious, almost to the point of megalomania, and will stop at nothing to get what they want. Person born in this year wears the crown of destiny, and is capable of great achievements if he/she knows how to harness his/her tremendous energy, intelligence and talent. While these people enjoy being the centre of attention, they also have a brave and charitable side to their personality. If a dragon's friend faces a problem or dilemma he/she will be there to offer help, and when others leave the field of battle the dragon person makes a step forward to solve the problem with authority and dignity. These people set the high standard of actions for themselves as well as for other people and are surprised when others cannot cope with a task; they are so carried away by the process that fail to see other people's weaknesses.
Ideal jobs for dragons include managing director, salesperson, advertising executive, barrister, film producer, architect, astronaut, artist, film star, and war correspondent.
Dragon Attributes
Zodiac Location: 5th Ruling hours: 7am-9am Direction: North Season and month: Spring, April Gemstone: Amethyst Roughly equivalent western sign: Aries Polarity: Yang Countries: China, England, Iran, Denmark, Japan
Celebrities Born in The Year of Dragon
Julius Caesar, Roman dictator and emperor
Francisco Franco, Spanish dictator
Napoleon III of France, French emperor and absolutist
Napoléon Eugène Louis John Joseph, Prince Imperial, son of French Emperor Napoleon III
Deng Xiaoping, Leader of the People's Republic of China
Hermann Göring, Top Ranking Nazi official
Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi official (nicknamed The Butcher of Prague, The Blond Beast and Der Henker (German for the hangman)
Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian chancellor
Alfred Rosenberg, Major Nazi official
Osman II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Charles Darwin, British Naturalist
Abraham Lincoln, former president of the United States
Hongwu Emperor, Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavian dictator
Philippe Pétain, French general, later Head of State of Vichy France
King Frederick William I of Prussia
Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, general in the Thirty Years' War
Bruce Lee, martial artist and martial arts actor
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a Professional wrestler turned actor
Stefan Banach
Claude Elwood Shannon
John Forbes Nash
Ernesto Guevara
Orlando Bloom, actor
Candace Cameron Bure, actress
Sandra Bullock, actress
Liam Neeson, actor
Keanu Reeves, actor
Dominic Monaghan, actor
Alexa Vega, actress
Roseanne Barr
Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman
Reese Witherspoon, actress
Ringo Starr, singer
John Lennon, singer
Plácido Domingo, opera singer and conductor
Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader
Ronaldo, soccer player
Pelé, soccer player
Chuck Norris, martial artist and actor
Rupert Grint, actor
Christopher Reeve, actor
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore Third Prime Minister
Woodrow Wilson, Former President of the United States
Emily Browning, actress
Joey Jordison, Slipknot Drummer
Elle McPherson, supermodel
Andy Serkis, actor
Anna Popplewell, actor
Jasmine Guy, actress and dancer
Cheryl James, rapper
Cam'Ron, rapper
Ja Rule, rapper
Candace Cameron, actress
Jim Jones (rapper), rapper
Omar Gooding, actor
Melissa O'Neil, singer
Michael Ballack, German soccer player
Taylor Hicks and Paris Bennett, singers on American Idol Season 5