The Personality of People Born in the Year of the Ox
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Each year in the Chinese Calendar is represented by one of 12 different animals. One of these is the Year of the Ox and it is believed that people born in that year have certain characteristics.
The Chinese years do not run exactly alongside the Western calendar dates. The starting date of the Chinese New Year changes every year and usually begins in late January or early to Mid February.
The Year of the Ox occurred in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973 , 1985, 1997, 2009 and 2021.
To check exactly what Chinese year you were born in, try our Chinese Year Finder, especially if you were born in late January or February.
The Ox Personality
Oxes are powerful and faithful individuals of good leadership who look before they hop into something new. They also have positive attitudes towards work and family.
The Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work. This powerful sign is a born leader, being quite dependable and possessing an innate ability to achieve great things.
As one might guess, such people are dependable, calm, and modest.
Like their animal namesake, the Ox is unswervingly patient, tireless in their work, and capable of enduring any amount of hardship without complaint.
Ox people need peace and quiet to work through their ideas, and when they have set their mind on something it is hard for them to be convinced otherwise.
An Ox person has a very logical mind and is extremely systematic in whatever they do, even without imagination. These people speak little but are extremely intelligent. When necessary, they are articulate and eloquent.
Ox Strengths
People born under the influence of the Ox are kind, caring souls, logical, positive, filled with common sense and with their feet firmly planted on the ground.
Security is their main preoccupation in life, and they are prepared to toil long and hard in order to provide a warm, comfortable and stable nest for themselves and their families.
Strong-minded, stubborn, individualistic, the majority are highly intelligent individuals who don't take kindly to being told what to do.
The Ox works hard, patiently, and methodically, with original intelligence and reflective thought. These people enjoy helping others. Behind this tenacious, laboring, and self-sacrificing exterior lies an active mind.
The Ox is not extravagant, and the thought of living off credit cards or being in debt makes them nervous. The possibility of taking a serious risk could cause the Ox sleepless nights.
Ox people are truthful and sincere, and the idea of wheeling and dealing in a competitive world is distasteful to them. They are rarely driven by the prospect of financial gain. These people are always welcome because of their honesty and patience.
They have many friends, who appreciate the fact that the Ox people are wary of new trends, although every now and then they can be encouraged to try something new.
It is important to remember that the Ox people are sociable and relaxed when they feel secure, but occasionally a dark cloud looms over such people and they engage all the trials of the whole world and seek solutions for them.
Relationships
Being quiet, loyal and possessing a stable character, Oxes tend to be most compatible with those of a similar calm nature such as people born in the year of the Rat, the year of the Snake or the year of the Rooster.
They should avoid Tiger, Dragon, Horse, and Sheep people, as they will tend to argue.
Famous Oxes
Famous people Born in The Year of Ox include:
- Marcus Rashford - Footballer, Poverty Campaigner
- Napoleon - Emperor of France
- Barack Obama - Former US President
- Malala Yousafzai - Peace Activist
- Meg Ryan - actress and producer
- Peter Jackson - filmmaker
- B.B. King, blues singer
- Margaret Thatcher - former British Prime Minister
- Eddie Murphy - comedian and actor
- Bruce Springsteen - Singer and songwriter
- Charlie Chaplin - actor, director and producer
- Lewis Hamilton - Racing Driver
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- George Clooney - Actor, Philanthropist
Why not try our Chinese Horoscope Finder to find out the Chinese year that your friends and family was born in!
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