

However, their biggest fault lies in them being unable to refuse to others’ requests. People with pig ddi are said to be honest, diligent, strong-minded and sympathetic. However, they also can be short-tempered, obstinate and have unbending boundaries regarding their likes and dislikes. People born with dragon ddi are known to be passionate, just, courageous and trustworthy. However, at their worst, they can also be lazy and passive. At their best, they are also quick to grasp the situation at hand and able to nimbly overcome their hardships. They are also sentimental and quick-witted, and are said to show particular talent in art and entertainment. For instance, people with rabbit ddi are thought to be idealists, according to the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture of The Academy of Korean Studies. Since associating oneself with one's zodiac animal is a traditional norm in Korea, the characteristics of each ddi can be found neatly organized in a variety of sites and blogs in fortunetelling and folklore. Although the trend of people categorizing and identifying themselves has now largely been taken over by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment, ddi has been around in Korea far longer, with mounting piles of interesting phenomenon and anecdotes accumulated over its history. This is why you may have witnessed your daily horoscope told based on what year you were born in and what animal you are associated with in Korean newspapers, magazines or portal sites. There are also set beliefs that people have distinct tendencies, and even fortunes, shaped around their ddi. Koreans call the lunar animal years ddi, which roughly translates to sign, and are used when referring to the year in which they were born.

Where does this annual phenomenon come from? Koreans, along with many other Asian countries, tend to categorize the years based on the lunar calendar, using a 12-year zodiac cycle with 12 animals - the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig - cycling around to represent each year. Each year, between December and January, people celebrate the new year with a sort of mascot animal. Why are rabbits suddenly in fad? Well, it’s not just rabbits. In fact, rabbits have been popping up everywhere from as early as the beginning of last month. Take a stroll down a street in Seoul these days, and you’re bound to sight some form of rabbit commodities, commercials, statues or banners. The first sunrise of 2023 behind a rabbit-shaped installation in Ulsan's Ulju County on Jan.
