The Dragon is the only zodiac animal that is a magical, made-up creature.
All the others, like the Cat and the Horse, are real animals. Only the mighty Dragon comes from stories and legends.
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The Vietnamese zodiac has 12 animals, one for each year.
In Vietnam, the year of the Cat (con Mèo) is one of the twelve.
The Vietnamese zodiac starts with the Rat and ends with the Pig.
Children born in the same year share the same zodiac animal.
Each Vietnamese zodiac animal comes back around once every twelve years.