The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
1955
Wood Goat
羊 (yáng) · Goat year 8 of 12
When the 1955 zodiac year began
In 1955, the Lunar New Year fell on Monday, January 24, 1955. The year of the Wood Goat ran from that day until February 11, 1956.
If you were born between January 1 and January 23, 1955, your animal is the Horse (Wood Horse, the 1954 year). People born from January 24, 1955 onward belong to the Goat.
The Wood Goat
In tradition, Wood is linked with growth, kindness and generosity. 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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