The year of the goat can also be known as the year of the sheep. They are kind hearted people who would rather suffer silently than argue and ruin someone else’s mood. Like the horse, they are also determined and passionate about what they want.

Xiè Zhì (獬豸) is a mythological one-horned goat. It was the assistant of Gāo Yáo (皋陶), god of Justice. The Goat is also the symbol of filial piety.

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