Hinoe uma
Hinoe uma (Japanese) or bing wu (Chinese; both written 丙午, meaning "fire horse" in Chinese) is the 43rd combination of the sexagenary cycle. Due to a superstition that girls born in such a year will grow up to kill their husbands,[1] birthrates in Japan tend to see a sharp decline.[2]
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References[]
- ^ a b Haberman, Clyde (1987-01-15). "Japan's Zodiac: '66 was a very odd year". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ^ Kaku, Kanae (April 1975). "Increased induced abortion rate in 1966, an aspect of a Japanese folk superstition". Annals of Human Biology. 2 (2): 111–115. doi:10.1080/03014467500000651. PMID 1052742.
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- Chinese astrology
- Superstitions of Japan
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