The animal that will represent the Chinese New Year in 2017 will be the rooster.
The rooster is often used to represent France. This symbol, known as the "coq gaulois" (Gallic rooster), has been associated with France for centuries and is seen on the country's sports uniforms and as a national emblem.
The length of a rooster can vary depending on the breed and individual bird. On average, a rooster can be around 18-20 inches long from head to tail. However, it is important to note that this measurement can vary and may not necessarily represent the full size or height of a rooster.
Independence and fierce leadership. There is only room for ONE rooster in any given henhouse.
That's an (English) attempt to represent the crowing of a rooster. Other cultures have other words for animal sounds.
The rooster was chosen to represent France since its etymological root, gallus, also stands for Gaul, the name of the country before it became France.Not linked to monarchy, it was as a symbol adopted by revolutionaries and late 19th century historians. It also figures on the top of many church belltowers.
In the West, the rooster has been a symbol of a rising sun and starting a new day. In the East, specifically in China, the rooster is a part of the Chinese zodiac and people born in the year of the rooster are supposed to be perfectionists, critical, egotistical, but also acute, practical, and organized.
The bird associated with France is the rooster. The "Gallic cock" was popular in the nineteeth century as the supposed emblem of the Gauls (French's ancestors). You could find it on series of stamps and as weathervanes on top of churches.
The rooster is recognized as a symbol for honesty in Chinese culture. A Celtic symbol for honesty is the fir tree.
A Gallic rooster had to live in Gaul. This is a symbol used to represent France, who became popular as a symbol in the 19th century, as historians had a fad for the ancient history of France. The story comes from Latin authors, who embarked on the name similarity of Gaul (latin 'Gallus'), the name of the French region at the time, and the noun of the hen and rooster species in Latin (gallus). From the point of view of a biologist, there is no species of rooster called 'Gallic'.
The possessive form for the noun rooster is rooster's.
When they get the injections from a rooster's comb, the rooster does have to be killed. They can get rid of a rooster's comb without killing it but it has to be on the first day that it is born.