A myth says that the Jade Emperor held a competition and said the order of the 12-cycle animal signs would be decided by the order in which the zodiac animals arrived at his palace. The Rat tricked the Ox and climbed up the ox’s head, so the Ox became the second of the animal signs.  
Facts of Chinese Zodiac Ox
The Year of  Ox is the second in the 12-year cycle of animal years of the Chinese zodiac. Ox years are …1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021… If you were born in one of the years, then you are an Ox.

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Chinese Zodiac – Ox Years
Years sharing the same animal sign and element repeat every 60 years. The five elements are Fire, Earth, Metal (Gold), Water and Wood. It is said that birth animal signs and elements decide people's characteristics.

Type of Ox	Year of Birth	Personality
Fire Ox	1937, 1997	Clever, self-centered and outspoken
Earth Ox	1949, 2009	Righteous, strict and hard to have high opinion of others
Metal Ox	1961, 2021	Indecisive, suspicious and patient
Water Ox	1913, 1973	Upright, honest and incommunicative
Wood Ox	1925, 1985	Stubborn, steady and introversive

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Personality
Occupying the 2nd position on the Chinese Zodiac, Oxen possess such character traits as dependability, strength and determination. Oxen are tolerant individuals who believe that the road to success involves hard work and scrupulous behavior; they don’t believe in taking shortcuts. They characterize those who don’t work hard as lazy individuals not worthy of respect.
Oxen are capable of trusting others and will listen to their opinions with an open mind. However, Oxen prefer making decisions that are based on their own research. Oxen favor strong, life-long alliances to casual acquaintances.
Home is where Oxen go to seek comfort, occasionally watching television or reading. They prefer the rural outdoors and spend the majority of their “home” time working in the garden or caring for the yard.

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Health
Oxen are strong individuals who overall are healthy and live long, fulfilled lives. However, they tend to work too much, rarely allowing themselves enough time to relax. Oxen could benefit from incorporating more non-work-related activity into their lives.

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Career
Oxen prefer work that is routine. They take a methodological approach to their tasks and excel in jobs that are specialized. Oxen possess a keen eye for detail and an admirable work ethic. They are more productive when allowed to work alone. Good career choices for oxen include: interior designer, painter, carpenter, quarry worker, archeologist, horticulturist, mechanic, engineer, draftsman, banker, broker, real estate agent and army officer.

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Relationships
Oxen aren’t very sociable and rarely participate in group activities. They abhor small talk and won’t waste their time flirting. They will search long and hard for the perfect partner as change makes them uncomfortable. Whether due to an ox’s tendency to be overbearing or tendency to place blame on others, relationships with Oxen don’t always work out. When Oxen realize that partnerships involve two people and two points of view, satisfying matches are possible.

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Compatibility
Oxen are compatible with a Rat and Rooster and incompatible with a Tiger and Horse.

Best Match with Ox: Rat, Snake, Monkey, or Rooster
Both Oxen and Snakes are both willing to work long to live better. The Snake will look up to the persistent Ox and provide genuine support during hardships.

Steady Oxen and cheerful Roosters have complementing personalities and hold the same goals in life. 
Rat and Monkey fit Ox nicely as well. But be aware that sometimes they will do some small tricks on Ox.

Worst Match with Ox: Tiger, Dragon, Horse, or Goat
Tiger and Ox can only tolerate each other to a certain extent, Dragon as well.
Horse may make a rocky relationship with Ox, and it is hard to find common ground between Goat and Ox.

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Oxen’ Lucky Things

Oxen’ Unlucky Things

Unlucky Numbers: 3, 4

Unlucky Colors: White, Green

Unlucky Direction: Southwest

Worst Match: Rabbit, Dragon, Horse, Sheep, Dog

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12 Zodiac Signs
There has been a relationship between human and the 12 zodiacal animals. It is believed that the years represented by the animals affect the characters of people in the same way like the western astrology signs. 

Rat	Ox	Tiger	Rabbit
Dragon	Snake	Horse	Sheep
Monkey	Rooster	Dog	Pig

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