VIETNAMESE CALENDAR

Year Nham Tuat,the Year of the Dog,corresponding to the year 2879 BC of the Gregorian calendar,was the year of the dynasty of Hong Bang,in which the country of Vietnam was founded.
The Vietnamese calendar is based on 10-year cycles called can,and 12-year cycles called chi.Each cycle consist of 60 years .If you was born in the year Canh Dan,or 1950,60 years later,in 2010,the year Canh Dan will come again.

The 10-year of can are:

1. Giap: water in nature
2. At : water in the house
3. Binh: lighted fire
4. Dinh: latent fire
5. Mau: wood
6. Ky : wood prepared to burn
7. Canh: metal
8. Tan : wrought metal
9. Nham: virgin island
10. Qui : cultivated land

The 12-year of chi are:

1. Ty: rat
2. Suu: buffalo
3. Dan: tiger
4. Mao: cat
5. Thin: dragon
6. Ti: snake
7. Ngo: horse
8. Mui: goat
9. Than: mokey
10. Dau: chicken
11. Tuat: dog
12. Hoi: pig

Vietnamese 12-year cycle:

2879 BC Nham Tuat - Hong Bang dynasty was established

2697 BC Giap Ty - First year of Chinese King

1945 AD At Dau - End of the French colony in Vietnam

Nham Than - the Year of the Monkey

Qui Dau - the Year of the Rooster

Giap Tuat - the Year of the Dog

At Hoi - the Year of the Pig

Binh Ty - the Year of the Rat

Dinh Suu - the Year of the Buffalo

Mau Dan - the Year of the Tiger

Ky Mao - the Year of the Cat

Canh Thin - the Year of the Dragon

Tan Ti - the Year of the Snake

Nham Ngo - the Year of the Horse

Qui Mui - the Year of the Goat