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The Legend of the Twelve Animals

February 8, 2010


Channel your Inner Beast . . . with the Legends

Our Animal Legend Collection are the newest craze and taps into these ancient beliefs. Hip-hop animal pendants are still more about fashion than spirituality and ancient beliefs, but this is where the animal pendant fashion hype originated.

Model: #SNL044
2010: Year Of The Tiger $38CAN

According To Chinese Legend

“The twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years. The gods were asked to decide and they held a contest: whoever was to reach the opposite bank of the river would be first, and the rest of the animals would receive their years according to their finish. All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox’s back, and won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.” (SOURCE)

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