the year of the Metal Ox—because in Chinese astrology, your own year is actually considered unlucky. That's because being born is said to antagonize a Chinese god of fortune named Tai Sui ...

with metal symbolising the heavenly stem Xin. The Ox is the second animal of the Chinese Zodiac, and according to traditional beliefs, people born this year will enjoy a comfortable life without ...

They are: Monkey, Ox ... earth, metal, or water Monkey, let yourself seek out the qualities that define that element. Friends of compatible elements (not just zodiac signs) will aid too.

This is the twelfth sheet issued for UNPA’s Lunar New Year stamp series which completes the entire zodiac cycle. Previous years of the Ox zodiac sign are: 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, and 2009.