The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
2007
Fire Pig
豬 (zhū) · Pig year 12 of 12
When the 2007 zodiac year began
In 2007, the Lunar New Year fell on Sunday, February 18, 2007. The year of the Fire Pig ran from that day until February 6, 2008.
If you were born between January 1 and February 17, 2007, your animal is the Dog (Fire Dog, the 2006 year). People born from February 18, 2007 onward belong to the Pig.
The Fire Pig
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 Pig is traditionally linked with being warm and generous. Read more about the Pig in Chinese tradition.
A practice for the Pig
Begin with gratitude: the morning prayer with its English meaning. Try the Buddhist morning prayer.
Not sure of your animal? Enter your full birth date in the zodiac animal finder.