Chinese zodiac 1949
The Chinese year of 1949 began on 29 January 1949 and ended on 16 February 1950. People born between those dates belong to the Earth Ox (己丑).
Yin Earth
己丑jǐ-chǒu
Steady and patient. The Ox is admired for hard work and for keeping promises.
Chinese zodiac years change at the Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. If your birthday is before 29 January 1949, your sign is the one from the year before, the Earth Rat. If it is after, you are a Earth Ox.
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