The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition, shared here for reflection, not as a prediction or a Buddhist teaching.
2023
Water Rabbit
兔 (tù) · Rabbit year 4 of 12
When the 2023 zodiac year began
In 2023, the Lunar New Year fell on Sunday, January 22, 2023. The year of the Water Rabbit ran from that day until February 9, 2024.
If you were born between January 1 and January 21, 2023, your animal is the Tiger (Water Tiger, the 2022 year). People born from January 22, 2023 onward belong to the Rabbit.
The Water Rabbit
In tradition, Water is linked with wisdom, flexibility and calm reflection. Each animal comes around every 12 years, and with the five elements the same combination returns every 60 years. The Rabbit is traditionally linked with being kind and gentle. Read more about the Rabbit in Chinese tradition.
A practice for the Rabbit
Protect your calm: a short evening ritual to put the day down. Try the 10-minute evening ritual.
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