The Goat is the eighth animal in the Chinese zodiac. Years of the Goat include: 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027.
A Year of the Goat always occurs after a Horse year and before a Monkey year.
The Chinese word (kanji) 羊 refers to both goats and sheep, and is interpreted in Japan only as sheep.
The following tags are aliased to this tag: year_of_the_sheep (learn more).
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