Water buffalo (zodiac)

The buffalo is the second animal symbol in the 12-year cycle of the Vietnamese zodiac, taking the place of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. Water buffalo are industrious and patient. In general, the year is slow and steady, appropriate for scientists. The hours of the buffalo are from 1 to 3 am.^[1]

Nguyễn Huệ Street Tết Kỷ Sửu 2009

Bufalo zodiac statue in Pháp Giới Temple

See also

• Chinese zodiac
• Burmese zodiac
• Ox
• Ox in Chinese mythology

References

1. "The Vietnamese Zodiac". The BUFFALO symbolizes industriousness and patience. The year is one of slow, steady progress and patient strength; traits suitable for a scientist. He is the traditional symbol of spring and agriculture because of his association with the plow and his pleasure in wallowing in mud. People of that year are thought to possess the characteristics of that animal: steady, placid, but stubborn when crossed. The buffalo hours are from 1am-3am when buffalo are feeding and the day's farm work begins.