Discussion questions on Celestial and terrestrial mappings, age, life cycle

Read Section 2 of Schulz (forthcoming):

1. What is the Sexagenary (Kanji) Cyle?

2. What are the 10 Heavenly Stems and what do they represent?

3. What are the 12 Earthly Branches and what do they represent?

4. Each year is represented by two Chinese characters called Kanji one of which refers to one of the 10 Heavenly Stems and the other of whcih refers to one of the 12 Earthy branches. What is the kanji of this year and which year will have the same kanji as this year?

What is the Chinese (Oriental Zodiac) sign of this year?

Find out your Chinese sign.

Find the characteristics of your Chinese sign.

5. In Asia, a certain age is associated with a certain status expected of a person. What are the statuses expected of what age?

6. In Korea, there are things you are expected to be doing in your age. That is, you are considered to be normal when you are doing the things expected of you for your age. Compare different cultural expectations of a life cycle between Korean and American.

7. What day or days of your personal life cycle do you celebrate in America? Compare it with Korean.