The New Year in China begins on January 22nd; this is based on the lunar calendar the Chinese use, as opposed to the Gregorian calendar used in Western cultures. But in Chinese cultures, the monkey is someone everyone wants around because they are full of energy! The monkey is a curious creature, just as portrayed in the Americas, but this curiosity can sometimes lead to distraction and a lack of concerted effort at getting things done. This, the monkey can pass along to those around him/her, so make sure you have plenty of playtime before engaging with someone with a monkey personality.

The monkey New Year was celebrated on January 22nd in 2004, and it proved to be a monkey year...it was a leap year! It was also the year for monkeying around as this was the year that Justin Timberlake torn off Janet Jackson's shirt revealing her breast at the Super bowl, California decides that people of the same sex can marry and John Kerry cinched the national Democratic nomination! Talk about a monkey personality! Seeing others as lower than themselves is just one of the many unattractive traits of a monkey personality.

Under the Chinese astrology sign of the zodiac, the monkey personality will have a clever mind, the ability to manipulate and be a highly competitive individual. However, as with anything, we must take the bad along with the good! Succeeding in careers such as advertising, sales and finance, the monkey personality can usual get twice the amount of work done in the time it would take another to finish the task. This is due to its highly competitive nature and his/her unquenched thirst of curiosity. Being the ninth sign of the Chinese astrology zodiac signs, the positive traits of the monkey personality are worth mentioning, too. Being humorous, the monkey personality is imaginative and versatile. These are two of the traits that make the monkey a good salesman, advertising executive or a mass media mogul! The resourcefulness and persuasive manner with which the monkey handles his/her affairs makes any job possible for the monkey personality. The monkey finds it a challenge to accomplish tasks that others wouldn't dare! This is part of what makes the monkey such a valuable part of any employment team, recreational team or partner. Their ability to cope with even the most difficult situations make the monkey a wonderful marriage partner. However, their feelings of being better than others can negate this all together.

Girls born in the year of the monkey are party goers, shining at every event and commanding the attention of others. Being jealous if not paid attention to, the monkey personality will draw upon her resources and competitiveness to get them noticed again.

Those people born under the Chinese astrology sign of the zodiac called the monkey are really quite valuable in life. Because of their wonderful ability to manage money and other important financial decisions, they are great friends to advise you and good partners to be in business with. The most compatible signs with the monkey are the Rat and the Dragon.