Step 1 : Introduction to the question "According to the Chinese Zodiac calendar, 2019 is the year of which animal?"
The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, is based on a twelve-year cycle, each year in that cycle related to an animal sign. These signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. It is calculated according to Chinese lunar calendar. 2019 is the Year of the Pig according to Chinese zodiac. Chinese New Year in 2019 starts on Tuesday, February 5th and ends on January 24th, 2020. The Pig is the twelfth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac sign. The Years of the Pig include 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043...