The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
2017
Fire Rooster
雞 (jī) · Rooster year 10 of 12
When the 2017 zodiac year began
In 2017, the Lunar New Year fell on Saturday, January 28, 2017. The year of the Fire Rooster ran from that day until February 15, 2018.
If you were born between January 1 and January 27, 2017, your animal is the Monkey (Fire Monkey, the 2016 year). People born from January 28, 2017 onward belong to the Rooster.
The Fire Rooster
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 Rooster is traditionally linked with being honest and direct. Read more about the Rooster in Chinese tradition.
A practice for the Rooster
Be as kind to yourself as you are thorough: the gratitude meditation. Try the gratitude meditation.
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