Our story started in Singapore, and like in many other Asian countries, an integral part of Chinese culture is using your zodiac animal to determine your fortune for the year ahead.
Your birth year determines your animal sign. Born in 1990? You're a Horse! 1982 baby? You're a Dog. This tradition has existed for more than 2000 years, with different meanings and characteristics attributed to each of the 12 animal signs.
We have created our own Chinese Zodiac chart below, so that you can find out your zodiac animal easily and the associated characteristics.
And in true East meets West style, we have designed 12 very lovable zodiac animal engraving symbols. So go on and scribe your zodiac onto your favourite EOE piece and get lucky for this year ahead.
As the first sign of the zodiac, a Rat year means a year of renewal.
And it looks like all zodiac signs are in for a good year, new opportunities for finding true love and earning more money will be in store for us all. We are ready and waiting for both!
Born in the year of the Rat? You are financially stable and very organised. If you receive a gift from a Rat, you know they think very highly of you, as they are unlikely to spend much on others. A Rat doesn't look for praise or recognition and can be very sensitive. But when it comes to risk taking, they can be very successful.
Hard workers with a strong sense of responsibility, if you are born in the year of the Ox you are known to persevere through difficulties. Not the most romantic, they are patient when it comes to romance and will bide their time. It can often be hard for others to understand them, as they tend to keep their emotions to themselves.
Independent with high self-esteem, people born in the year of the Tiger enjoy being leaders and protectors. With a feisty spirit, they also never back down from an argument. Be careful though, they can be quite reckless, but will always find a way to get back up and succeed.
If you're born in the year of the rabbit, you tend to be gentle, quiet and extremely polite. With a strong sense of responsibility and attention to detail often leading them to great success in their careers. Romantically, they don't fall for anyone easily, but if they find the right person they will love them with everything they've got.
A heart full of adventure and romance, if you're born in the year of the Dragon you are often not understood, due to your mysterious personality. They can come across as lazy, but once they know what they want, they will go after it more fiercely than anyone else.
A true idealist, people of this sign can appear cold, but get to know them and they're warm and fuzzy really. Devoted and determined, they find it frustrating if they can't fully understand someone. And whatever you do, do not call them lazy.
Always positive and energetic, people born in the year of the Horse are always pushing themselves forward. Not one to surrender, their biggest desire is to have the freedom to do what they want and be able to express themselves.
If you're born in the year of the Goat, you have a pure and kind heart. More likely to suffer in silence than ruin someones mood, but don't let that fool you, they will still hold onto their own opinions. They are willing to do anything to fulfil their passions, so although Goats may be kind, they also have a few tricks up their sleeves.
People born in the year of the Monkey do things based on interest. If they're not interested, they'll do it half-heartedly, but if they are interested, they'll put everything into it and work hard until they succeed. Full of energy and curiosity, they value relationships highly.
With a strong intuition, people born in the year of the Rooster make great friends, always able to sense what people are thinking and feeling. They are very creative and talented in the arts, but also have foresight and plan meticulously.
Conservative and full of justice, people born in the year of the Dog will very rarely break rules, when they do, it's only for people very important to them. Incredibly loyal, they are often valued highly in the workplace. Often Dogs simply wish to live a quiet life with their family.
A logical thinker, if you're born in the year of the Pig, you are very good at fixing problems you may find yourself in. Not very good at communication, but they are kind and will always provide for their family.