The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
1986
Fire Tiger
่ (hว) ยท Tiger year 3 of 12
When the 1986 zodiac year began
In 1986, the Lunar New Year fell on Sunday, February 9, 1986. The year of the Fire Tiger ran from that day until January 28, 1987.
If you were born between January 1 and February 8, 1986, your animal is the Ox (Wood Ox, the 1985 year). People born from February 9, 1986 onward belong to the Tiger.
The Fire Tiger
In tradition, Fire is linked with warmth, passion and enthusiasm. Each animal comes around every 12 years, and with the five elements the same combination returns every 60 years. The Tiger is traditionally linked with being brave and confident. Read more about the Tiger in Chinese tradition.
A practice for the Tiger
Turn courage into kindness: wish one difficult person well today. Try metta meditation.
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