In Japan, there is a tradition called "Eto", which is likenvolves twelve constellationastrological symbols. In Japan, there is a tradition called "Eto", which involves twelve astrological symbols.

Constellations is technically correct, but in the context of 干支, they're astrological symbols.

There are twelve animals,: micouse, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, birds, dogs, and wild boars. There are twelve animals: mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, bird, dog, and wild boar.

Use a colon to list several items. Even though are many items in your list, each item is a single item so they need to be written in singular.

Each year corresponds to a specific animal in this order, and people have their animal based on their birth year as same assimilar to the Zodiac signs. Each year corresponds to a specific animal in this order, and people have their animal based on their birth year similar to the Zodiac signs.

Zodiac signs are based on month, not year, so they're not the same. They are similar.

I was born in 2001 which was a snake's yearthe year of the snake, so my animal is a snake. I was born in 2001 which was the year of the snake, so my animal is a snake.