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Chinese Zodiac – Goat

goatLucky Numbers: two, seven
Lucky Colors: red
Lucky Flowers: flower-de-luce, carnation, harbinger-of-spring

Career
Goats don’t like to stand out in a crowd and will always hide in the wings. You will only be leaders when asked directly. However, you are very creative and suitable for very artistic work. Good career choices include: interior designer, actor, editor, hair stylist, illustrator, musician and pediatrician.

Health

Generally, goats are healthy and have few health problems. Regular physical workouts will help you relax yourself mentally and physically.

Relationships

Goats are considered to be generous and kind-hearted. Your good manners and charms always bring many admirers and friends. Though goats sometimes will be a little lazy and shy in relationship, it is still hard to resist goats’ love.

Compatibility

Compatible: Rabbit, Pig
Incompatible: Rat, Ox, Dog

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Chinese Ancient Wedding Dress

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One of the most prominent features of a Chinese wedding is the wedding dress. In ancient China, brides wore red wedding clothes, which called Feng Guan and Xia Pei.

Feng Guan was a kind of hair decoration in the shape of phoenix while Xia Pei was clothes. Originally, this kind of wedding dress was designed only for Empress to symbolize her royal status. As time went by, it became popular among the nobility and the commons.

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From Ming Dynasty, this kind of wedding dress was adopted by Chinese opera. Moreover, it was given brighter colors to adapt operas.

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