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'{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} [[File:Oxen.svg|230px|right]] The '''[[Ox]]''' ('''[[wiktionary:牛|牛]]''') is the second of the 12-year cycle of [[animal]]s which appear in the [[Chinese zodiac]] related to the [[Chinese calendar]]. The '''Year of the Ox''' is denoted by the [[Earthly Branches|Earthly Branch]] [[symbol]] [[wiktionary:丑|丑]]. The name is also translated into [[English language|English]] as '''[[Cattle|Cow]]'''; the [[Chinese characters|characters]] [[wiktionary:牛|牛]]/[[wiktionary:丑|丑]] also refer to the [[Cattle|Cow]] in general, both the males and the females. In the [[Vietnamese zodiac]], the [[Water buffalo (zodiac)|water buffalo]] occupies the position of the Ox. In the [[Gurung people|Gurung]] [[zodiac]], the Ox is also replaced by the [[Cattle|Cow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ecs.com.np/culture/tamu-gurung-losar-festival|author=Arina Sherchan|title=Tamu (Gurung) Losar Festival|date=2010-07-11|accessdate=2017-06-09}}</ref> ==Years and the Five Elements== People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Ox", while also bearing the following [[Wu Xing|elemental]] sign:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pinyin.info/chinese_new_year/|title=When is Chinese New Year?|publisher=pinyin.info|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yourchineseastrology.com/zodiac/ox.htm|title=Year of the Ox, Cow: Love Compatibility, Horoscope, Personality - Chinese Zodiac Sign|publisher=Your Chinese Astrology|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> <!-- Only the first year of the pair is linked, since in the simplest case, that is *the* year. --> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Start date !! End date !! Heavenly branch |- | 24 January 1925 || 12 February 1926 || [[Wood (Wu Xing)|Wood]] Ox |- | 11 February 1937 || 30 January 1938 || [[Fire (Wu Xing)|Fire]] Ox |- | 29 January 1949 || 16 February 1950 || [[Earth (Wu Xing)|Earth]] Ox |- | 15 February 1961 || 4 February 1962 || [[Metal (Wu Xing)|Metal]] Ox |- | 3 February 1973 || 22 January 1974 || [[Water (Wu Xing)|Water]] Ox |- | 20 February 1985 || 8 February 1986 || [[Wood (Wu Xing)|Wood]] Ox |- | 7 February 1997 || 27 January 1998 || [[Fire (Wu Xing)|Fire]] Ox |- | 26 January 2009 || 13 February 2010|| [[Earth (Wu Xing)|Earth]] Ox |- | 12 February 2021 || 31 January 2022 || [[Metal (Wu Xing)|Metal]] Ox |- | 31 January 2033 || 18 February 2034 || [[Water (Wu Xing)|Water]] Ox |} ==Best Matches for The Ox== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Number !! Partner !! Heart |- | 1 || Ox and Snake || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 9 |- | 2 || Ox and Rooster || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 9 |- | 3 || Ox and Pig || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 7 |- | 4 || Ox and Ox || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 7 |- | 5 || Ox and Rat || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 7 |- | 6 || Ox and Rabbit || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 6 |- | 7 || Ox and Dog || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 5 |- | 8 || Ox and Monkey || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 4 |- | 9 || Ox and Tiger || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 4 |- | 10 || Ox and Horse || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 3 |- | 11 || Ox and Dragon || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 2 |- | 12 || Ox and Goat || [[File:Love Heart symbol.svg|12px|left]] x 1 |} ==Basic astrology elements== {| class="wikitable" |- |Earthly branches of birth year:|| 丑 chǒu |- |The five elements:|| [[Earth (Wu Xing)|Earth]] |- |Yin yang:|| Yin |- |Lunar month:|| Twelfth |- |Lucky numbers:|| 8, 9, 3; Avoid: 6 |- |Lucky flowers:|| [[tulip]], [[evergreen]], [[peach]] blossom, [[rose]] |- |Lucky colors:|| blue, red, purple; Avoid: white, green |- |Season:|| Winter |- |Closest Western Zodiac:|| [[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn]] |} ==See also== *[[Ox]] *[[Ox in Chinese mythology]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{commons|Category:Ox (zodiac)|Ox (zodiac)}} ==Further reading== *{{cite book|author=Neil Somerville|title=Your Chinese Horoscope 2009: What the Year of the Ox Holds in Store for You|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2008|pages=I-VIII|isbn=9780007283750}} {{Chinese zodiac}} [[Category:Chinese astrological signs]] [[Category:Mythological bovines]]'