This ancient practice has been part of Chinese culture for centuries and it was traditionally used to determine the sequence of agricultural activities, important partnerships and lucky days to carry out important tasks. An estimate of weather was also made using the lunisolar Chinese almanac. Today it finds relevance as feng shui techniques, which is a part of the larger umbrella of the Chinese zodiac, and globally used to accentuate their living and work spaces in addition to the growing interest in Chinese zodiac signs.