The myth behind the Chinese zodiac Megan Campisi and Pen Pen Chen

Want to support TEDEd s nonprofit mission Check out our Patreon page: View full lesson: Whats your sign In Western astrology, its a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar. But according to the Chinese zodiac (生肖), its your shuxiang, meaning the animal assigned to your birth year. Of the many myths explaining these animal signs and their arrangement, the most enduring one is that of The Great Race. Megan Campisi and PenPen Chen recounts this classic myth. Lesson by Megan Campisi and PenPen Chen, animation by Marta Prokopová.