The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
1943
Water Goat
羊 (yáng) · Goat year 8 of 12
When the 1943 zodiac year began
In 1943, the Lunar New Year fell on Friday, February 5, 1943. The year of the Water Goat ran from that day until January 24, 1944.
If you were born between January 1 and February 4, 1943, your animal is the Horse (Water Horse, the 1942 year). People born from February 5, 1943 onward belong to the Goat.
The Water Goat
In tradition, Water is linked with wisdom, flexibility and calm reflection. Each animal comes around every 12 years, and with the five elements the same combination returns every 60 years. The Goat is traditionally linked with being gentle and caring. Read more about the Goat in Chinese tradition.
A practice for the Goat
Offer your care outward: loving-kindness for yourself first, then others. Try the loving-kindness script.
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