The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
1991
Metal Goat
羊 (yáng) · Goat year 8 of 12
When the 1991 zodiac year began
In 1991, the Lunar New Year fell on Friday, February 15, 1991. The year of the Metal Goat ran from that day until February 3, 1992.
If you were born between January 1 and February 14, 1991, your animal is the Horse (Metal Horse, the 1990 year). People born from February 15, 1991 onward belong to the Goat.
The Metal Goat
In tradition, Metal is linked with clarity, determination and strong principles. 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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