Horse (zodiac)
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Simplified Chinese | 马 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zodiac horse, showing the mǎ (⾺) character for horse
The Horse (⾺) is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. There is a long tradition of the Horse in Chinese mythology. Certain characteristics of the Horse nature are supposed to be typical of or to be associated with either a year of the Horse and its events, or in regard to the personality of someone born in such a year. Horse aspects can also enter by other chronomantic factors or measures, such as hourly.
Years and the Five Elements[]
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People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Horse", while also bearing the following elemental sign:[1][2]
Start date | End date | Heavenly branch |
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25 January 1906 | 12 February 1907 | Fire Horse |
11 February 1918 | 31 January 1919 | Earth Horse |
30 January 1930 | 16 February 1931 | Metal Horse |
15 February 1942 | 4 February 1943 | Water Horse |
3 February 1954 | 23 January 1955 | Wood Horse |
21 January 1966 | 8 February 1967 | Fire Horse |
7 February 1978 | 27 January 1979 | Earth Horse |
27 January 1990 | 14 February 1991 | Metal Horse |
12 February 2002 | 31 January 2003 | Water Horse |
31 January 2014 | 18 February 2015 | Wood Horse |
17 February 2026 | 5 February 2027 | Fire Horse |
4 February 2038 | 23 January 2039 | Earth Horse |
23 January 2050 | 10 February 2051 | Metal Horse |
9 February 2062 | 28 January 2063 | Water Horse |
27 January 2074 | 14 February 2075 | Wood Horse |
14 February 2086 | 2 February 2087 | Fire Horse |
1 February 2098 | 20 January 2099 | Earth Horse |
Basic astrology elements[]
Earthly Branches of Birth Year: | Wu |
The Five Elements: | Fire |
Yin Yang: | Yang |
Lunar Month: | Fifth |
Lucky Numbers: | 1, 4, 5, 7, 9; Avoid: 2, 3, 6 |
Lucky Flowers: | sunflower, jasmine |
Lucky Colors: | gold, yellow, red, blue; Avoid: pink, brown, white |
Season: | Summer |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "When is Chinese New Year?". pinyin.info. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Chinese Zodiac – Horse". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
References[]
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- Hale, Gill (2002). The Practical Encyclopedia of Feng Shui. New York: Barnes and Noble Books. ISBN 0-7607-3741-X
Categories:
- Chinese astrological signs
- Vietnamese astrological signs
- Mythological horses
- Horse in Chinese mythology