Block of stamps "Eastern Horoscope. Mouse-Snake" 2016

An ancient legend tells about the origin of the eastern horoscope. Buddha invited all the animals to celebrate the New Year, but only 12 responded to the invitation: Mouse, Bull, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. And then the Buddha decided to thank the animals by giving each of them a year. The Eastern horoscope is inextricably linked with the Chinese calendar, according to which 12 mythological animals, according to the Eastern cosmogonic theory, represent 12 cosmic influences. The year of birth forms one of the 12 levels of self-realization for a person. The eastern sign is the strategy of the individual, because it creates a field of activity where the laws and principles of the attitude of people to the individual are manifested.

Postal block "Eastern horoscope. "Mouse-Snake" includes six brands: "Mouse", "Bull", "Tiger", "Hare", "Dragon" and "Snake".

Country - Ukraine
The artist is Ivan Kravets
Release Date - 12/25/2016
The circulation - 105 000
The number according to the Ukrposhta catalog is 121
The size of the stamp, mm — 35*35
The number of stamps in the sheet is 6