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 Zodiac Figure of an Ox – Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

About the Ox

Kyosai Kawanabe’s “Buffalo and Herdsman”
Kyosai Kawanabe’s “Buffalo and Herdsman”

Hard-working, stable, reliable, and honest, the ox is the second animal of the Chinese Zodiac. Kathryn Wortley states the ox is portrayed in a positive light across many Asian countries. Korean proverbs highlight the ox as “diligence, gratitude and loyalty”, the ox is venerated in Shintoism, most commonly practiced in Japan, and one Chinese tradition argued that “placing a metal statue of an ox at the bottom of a river could prevent a flood.” (Wortley, 2021)

The Victoria and Albert Museum states that the ox is a quiet, but opinionated, sign, confident in their belief and occasionally stubborn.

Victoria and Albert Museum . (2021). Chinese zodiac: the Year of the Ox. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved: Jan. 15, 2021. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/c/chinese-zodiac-ox/

Wortley, Kathryn. (2021). After a year of anxiety, what can we expect from the Year of the Ox in 2021?. The Japan Times. Jan. 1, 2021. Retrieve: Jan. 15, 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2021/01/01/lifestyle/2021-year-ox/

Birth Years of the Ox

Timeline of Years. Years listed are: 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021

Some famous individuals born in the year of the ox include:

Barak Obama
Barack Obama – August 4, 1961
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai – July 12, 1997
Walt Disney
Walt Disney – December 5, 1901
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Diana, Princess of Wales – July 1, 1961

Compatibility

Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac – Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

The ox is most compatible with the rooster, the rat, and the snake. According to Fefe Ho and Chloe Chiao of ChineseNewYear.net, the rat and the ox hold similar goals in life, and have personalities that complement each other’s strengths. The hard ox will also find the “soft” rooster easy to get along with.

Fefe Ho and Chloe Chiao argue the ox is least compatible with the goat, horse, and dog. The ox and the goat, due to their similar personalities, will always “clash”. The horse, as a free spirit, will be too much for the ox.

Ho, Fefe, and Chiao, Chlore. (2021). Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Ox. Chinese New Year. Retrieved: Jan. 15, 2021. https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/ox/

Citations:

Ho, Fefe, and Chiao, Chlore. (2021). Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Ox. Chinese New Year. Retrieved: Jan. 15, 2021. https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/ox/

Victoria and Albert Museum . (2021). Chinese zodiac: the Year of the Ox. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved: Jan. 15, 2021. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/c/chinese-zodiac-ox/

Wortley, Kathryn. (2021). After a year of anxiety, what can we expect from the Year of the Ox in 2021?. The Japan Times. Jan. 1, 2021. Retrieve: Jan. 15, 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2021/01/01/lifestyle/2021-year-ox/