Check the weather in Portland in December before you book your next holiday in Maine. Long-term weather averages give the best indication of the weather in December 2016 and include figures for temperature, sunshine and rainfall for Portland, Maine, United States.
2018 is the Year of the Dog according to Chinese zodiac. This is a Year of Earth Dog, starting from the 2018 Chinese New Year on Feb. 16 and lasting to 2019 Lunar New Yearâs Eve on Feb. 4. The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, is based on a twelve-year cycle, each year in that cycle related to an animal sign.
The Year of the Rooster. Chinese Horoscope Predictions for 2017. This year marks 2017 on the Western calendar, or on the Chinese calendar the Year of the Monkey, beginning on Saturday, January 28, 2017. The Rooster represents the ninth year in the 12 year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. Like the houses of the zodiac in Western astrology, the animals of Chinese astrology are thought by many to dictate personality traits or, in the wider scope of things, even impact world events in any year they rule.