{"id":617,"date":"2026-06-01T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/?page_id=617"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:27:13","slug":"1961-chinesisches-tierkreiszeichen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/de\/1961-chinese-zodiac\/","title":{"rendered":"1961 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Ox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'\"><noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\"><\/noscript>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/@phosphor-icons\/web@2.1.1\" defer><\/script>\n<style>\n\/* The Zodiac Lore \u2014 Year\/Animal\/Compat page style \u2014 BRAND-UNIFIED to new homepage (Style B). 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The careful answer checks the exact birthday, because January and the first half of February 1961 still belong to the previous Metal Rat year.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Item<\/th>\n            <th>1961 Chinese zodiac answer<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Zodiac animal<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u725b<\/span>Ox \u00b7 <em>ni\u00fa<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Element<\/td>\n            <td>Metal \u00b7 <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u91d1<\/span> \u00b7 <em>j\u012bn<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full year type<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Stem-branch label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span> \u00b7 <em>X\u012bnch\u01d2u<\/em> \u00b7 Yin Metal Ox<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Chinese zodiac date range<\/td>\n            <td>February 15, 1961 \u2013 February 4, 1962<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Before the zodiac year began<\/td>\n            <td>January 1 \u2013 February 14, 1961 belongs to Metal Rat<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Next zodiac year<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger begins on February 5, 1962<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Compatibility pattern<\/td>\n            <td>Three Harmonies: Ox \u00b7 Snake \u00b7 Rooster; Six Harmony: Rat; Six Conflict: Goat<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-warning-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>1961 changes sign in mid-February<\/h3>\n        <p>A person born on February 10, 1961 is still Metal Rat. A person born on February 20, 1961 is Metal Ox.<\/p>\n        <p>That small date difference changes the zodiac animal, the Earthly Branch, and the full 60-year cycle label.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"date-ranges\">\n    <h2>1961 Chinese zodiac dates and birthday rule<\/h2>\n    <p>For 1961, the key question is whether the birthday came before or after February 15. Dates before February 15 still belong to the Metal Rat year, even though the Gregorian year says 1961.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Birthday range<\/th>\n            <th>Correct zodiac result<\/th>\n            <th>Reading note<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 1 \u2013 February 14, 1961<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat<\/td>\n            <td>The Metal Ox year had not started yet. These birthdays belong to the previous lunar year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>February 15, 1961 \u2013 February 4, 1962<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox<\/td>\n            <td>This is the actual Metal Ox zodiac year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>February 5, 1962 onward<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger<\/td>\n            <td>The next zodiac year begins in early February 1962.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>This year is a useful example of why Chinese zodiac pages should not simply say \u201c1961 = Ox.\u201d For people born before February 15, that answer is wrong.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"metal-ox-meaning\">\n    <h2>What Metal Ox means in the 1961 zodiac year<\/h2>\n    <p>Metal Ox combines the Ox animal sign with the Metal element. Ox brings endurance, patience, reliability, practical strength, and a slow-building rhythm. Metal adds structure, discipline, clarity, firmness, and a sharper sense of standards.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Animal layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Ox \u00b7 \u725b<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with patience, duty, endurance, practical work, reliability, and steady strength.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Element layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Metal \u00b7 \u91d1<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with structure, refinement, firmness, discipline, clarity, and the ability to define boundaries.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Combined reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Metal Ox<\/strong>\n        <p>Suggests disciplined endurance: an Ox image that is more defined, principled, and firm about standards.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Ox symbolism is often described as patient or hardworking. Metal changes the texture of that patience. In a Metal Ox year, steadiness becomes more structured: less soft endurance, more defined commitment.<\/p>\n    <p>That does not mean every person born in the Metal Ox year is strict, rigid, or conservative. The zodiac label is cultural language, not a fixed psychological profile.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"xinchou-cycle\">\n    <h2>1961 in the 60-year cycle: <em>X\u012bnch\u01d2u<\/em> \u8f9b\u4e11<\/h2>\n    <p>The full traditional label for the 1961 Chinese zodiac year is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span>, pronounced <em>X\u012bnch\u01d2u<\/em>. This is more exact than \u201cOx year,\u201d because it combines the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Layer<\/th>\n            <th>Chinese<\/th>\n            <th>Pinyin<\/th>\n            <th>How it shapes the year<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Heavenly Stem<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>X\u012bn<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yin Metal: refined, precise, polished, selective, and detail-aware.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Earthly Branch<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u4e11<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>Ch\u01d2u<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>The branch associated with the Ox sign in the zodiac cycle.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>X\u012bnch\u01d2u<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yin Metal Ox, commonly written in English as Metal Ox.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-yin-yang\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>Yin Metal makes this Ox refined rather than blunt<\/h3>\n        <p><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b<\/span> is Yin Metal. A useful image is polished metal or a carefully worked tool: precise, refined, and selective.<\/p>\n        <p>When that Metal layer meets Ox, the reading becomes less about raw force and more about disciplined patience, standards, and careful structure.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"born-in-1961\">\n    <h2>People born in the 1961 Metal Ox year<\/h2>\n    <p>People born during the Metal Ox date range are often described through themes of endurance, responsibility, careful judgment, discipline, reliability, and a strong respect for standards.<\/p>\n    <p>The Metal layer gives the Ox image more definition. Instead of only slow effort or patience, Metal Ox symbolism suggests effort that wants order, quality, boundaries, and a durable result.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid two\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Useful cultural reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Disciplined steadiness<\/strong>\n        <p>Metal Ox can suggest patience, firmness, duty, practical discipline, and a careful respect for what lasts.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">What not to do<\/span>\n        <strong>Do not reduce Ox to stubbornness<\/strong>\n        <p>Ox symbolism also includes endurance, care, reliability, duty, and the strength to build slowly.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>For a birth year such as 1961, real life context matters. Family, education, language, work, health, migration, historical environment, and personal choices all matter more than a symbolic calendar label.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"compatibility\">\n    <h2>1961 Metal Ox compatibility notes<\/h2>\n    <p>In traditional compatibility, Ox belongs to the Ox-Snake-Rooster Three Harmonies group. This group is usually read through planning, patience, precision, and structured progress. Ox\u2019s Six Harmony partner is Rat, while its Six Conflicts pair is Goat.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Pattern<\/th>\n            <th>Signs<\/th>\n            <th>How to read it for Metal Ox<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Three Harmonies<\/td>\n            <td>Ox \u00b7 Snake \u00b7 Rooster<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox brings structure, discipline, and persistence to a group focused on planning and refinement.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Harmony<\/td>\n            <td>Ox \u00b7 Rat<\/td>\n            <td>Rat adds timing and strategy to Ox\u2019s steadiness; Ox gives Rat a dependable base for long-term plans.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Conflicts<\/td>\n            <td>Ox \u00b7 Goat<\/td>\n            <td>Ox may prefer duty and structure, while Goat may need emotional nuance. The tension is rhythm, not destiny.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Compatibility is symbolic relationship language. It can help describe different rhythms, but it should not be used as a rule for love, marriage, friendship, or family decisions.<\/p>\n    <p>For the full system, read <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/a>, <a href=\"\/three-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Three Harmonies<\/a>, <a href=\"\/six-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Harmonies<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/six-conflicts-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Conflicts<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"nearby-years\">\n    <h2>Nearby years that are easy to confuse with 1961<\/h2>\n    <p>1961 should be checked with 1960 and 1962 because both edges matter: early February 1961 still belongs to Metal Rat, and early February 1962 begins Water Tiger.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Year page<\/th>\n            <th>Zodiac type<\/th>\n            <th>Date range<\/th>\n            <th>Why it matters<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td><a href=\"\/1960-chinese-zodiac\/\">1960 Chinese zodiac<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Rat<\/td>\n            <td>January 28, 1960 \u2013 February 14, 1961<\/td>\n            <td>January 1 \u2013 February 14, 1961 belongs here, not to Metal Ox.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1961 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox<\/td>\n            <td>February 15, 1961 \u2013 February 4, 1962<\/td>\n            <td>This is the true Metal Ox range.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1962 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger<\/td>\n            <td>February 5, 1962 \u2013 January 24, 1963<\/td>\n            <td>February 5, 1962 starts Water Tiger; February 1\u20134 is still Metal Ox.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"same-cycle\">\n    <h2>1961 and other Metal Ox years<\/h2>\n    <p>The Metal Ox label repeats every 60 years. That means 1901, 1961, and 2021 share the same stem-branch label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span>. What repeats is the calendar label, not the person\u2019s life story.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Metal Ox year<\/th>\n            <th>Traditional label<\/th>\n            <th>What repeats<\/th>\n            <th>What changes<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1901<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Historical world, family structure, and lived conditions.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1961<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>The lived experience of people born in 1961 belongs to their own time and choices.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>2021<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Modern childhood, education, family culture, and social environment are completely different.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>A useful comparison between 1961 and 2021 is therefore cultural and calendrical: the same animal-element label returns, while human context changes entirely.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"common-mistakes\">\n    <h2>Common mistakes about the 1961 Chinese zodiac<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 1<\/span>\n        <strong>Calling all 1961 births Ox<\/strong>\n        <p>January 1 \u2013 February 14, 1961 is still Metal Rat. Metal Ox begins on February 15.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 2<\/span>\n        <strong>Ignoring \u8f9b\u4e11<\/strong>\n        <p>The full traditional label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span>, not only \u201cOx.\u201d<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 3<\/span>\n        <strong>Reading Metal as only hardness<\/strong>\n        <p>In 1961, Metal is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b<\/span> Yin Metal: refined, precise, polished, and selective.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 4<\/span>\n        <strong>Missing early 1962<\/strong>\n        <p>February 1\u20134, 1962 is still Metal Ox. Water Tiger begins on February 5.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 5<\/span>\n        <strong>Treating Ox as only stubborn<\/strong>\n        <p>Ox symbolism also includes endurance, duty, reliability, care, and slow-building strength.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 6<\/span>\n        <strong>Using zodiac as biography<\/strong>\n        <p>Metal Ox is a calendar and cultural label, not a complete life story.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n          <section class=\"tzl-card\" id=\"go-deeper\">\n      <h2>Want it for your own chart?<\/h2>\n      <p>Everything above is the public year picture. If you or the person you are reading this for were actually born in this year, two things go a step past what a public page can give you:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"tzl-links\">\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/personalized-reading\/\"><strong>Personalized Reading<\/strong>Your full birth-chart write-up &#8211; element balance, the signs and years it traditionally clashes or harmonizes with, and a printable report.<span>See the reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/couple-chinese-zodiac-compatibility-report\/\"><strong>Couple Compatibility Report<\/strong>How two birth charts read together &#8211; both sides side by side, not a generic match-score list.<span>See the report &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"faq\">\n    <h2>1961 Chinese zodiac FAQ<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-faq\">\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1961?<\/summary>\n        <p>1961 is the Year of the Ox. More specifically, it is the Year of the Metal Ox for birthdays from February 15, 1961 to February 4, 1962.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is January 1961 Ox or Rat?<\/summary>\n        <p>January 1961 is still Metal Rat. The Metal Ox year begins on February 15, 1961.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is early February 1961 Ox?<\/summary>\n        <p>No. February 1\u201314, 1961 is still Metal Rat. February 15, 1961 begins the Metal Ox year.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the element for 1961?<\/summary>\n        <p>The 1961 Chinese zodiac element is Metal. The full stem-branch label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span> <em>X\u012bnch\u01d2u<\/em>, meaning Yin Metal Ox.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What does Metal Ox mean?<\/summary>\n        <p>Metal Ox combines Ox symbolism of endurance, responsibility, reliability, and practical strength with Metal symbolism of structure, discipline, clarity, and refined standards.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What signs are compatible with the 1961 Metal Ox?<\/summary>\n        <p>Ox belongs to the Ox-Snake-Rooster Three Harmonies group. Rat is Ox\u2019s Six Harmony partner, while Goat is Ox\u2019s Six Conflicts pair.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is 1961 the same zodiac type as 2021?<\/summary>\n        <p>Yes. Both 1961 and 2021 are Metal Ox years with the label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u8f9b\u4e11<\/span>. But the same 60-year cycle label does not mean the same personality, fate, or life story.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Next steps<\/h2>\n    <p>Use these pages to confirm the boundary, understand Ox symbolism, and compare nearby zodiac years.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-next\">\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-years-chart\/\">\n        <span>Chart<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Years Chart<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/year-of-the-ox\/\">\n        <span>Animal sign<\/span>\n        <b>Year of the Ox<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/1960-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Boundary<\/span>\n        <b>1960 Metal Rat<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/2021-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Same cycle<\/span>\n        <b>2021 Metal Ox<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-element-combinations\/\">\n        <span>60-year cycle<\/span>\n        <b>Zodiac Element Combinations<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">\n        <span>Compatibility<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<style id=\"tzl-enh\">\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-table th{background:#262626;color:#f2f2f2}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover span{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-links a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\n.tzl-toc{border:2px solid var(--ink,#0a0a0a);padding:16px 22px;margin:0 0 30px;background:var(--bg,#fff)}\n.tzl-toc-h{font-family:'Spline Sans Mono',monospace;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);margin-bottom:10px}\n.tzl-toc-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;columns:2;column-gap:30px}\n.tzl-toc-list li{margin:0 0 7px;break-inside:avoid}\n.tzl-toc-list a{color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}\n.tzl-toc-list a:hover{color:var(--accent,#e1391b);border-bottom-color:var(--accent,#e1391b)}\n@media(max-width:600px){.tzl-toc-list{columns:1}}\nhtml.tzl-dark section.tzl-card{background:var(--bg)!important}\r\n<\/style>\n<script>\n(function(){function go(){var page=document.querySelector('.tzl-page');if(!page||page.querySelector('.tzl-toc'))return;var hs=[].filter.call(page.querySelectorAll('h2'),function(h){return !h.closest('.tzl-hero')&&!h.closest('.tzl-faq');});if(hs.length<3)return;var ul='';hs.forEach(function(h,i){if(!h.id){var s=(h.textContent||'').trim().toLowerCase().replace(\/[^a-z0-9]+\/g,'-').replace(\/^-+|-+$\/g,'').slice(0,50)||('sec'+i);var id=s,k=2;while(document.getElementById(id)){id=s+'-'+(k++);}h.id=id;}ul+='<li><a href=\"#'+h.id+'\">'+(h.textContent||'').trim()+'<\/a><\/li>';});var nav=document.createElement('nav');nav.className='tzl-toc';nav.setAttribute('aria-label','Contents');nav.innerHTML='<div class=\"tzl-toc-h\">On this page<\/div><ul class=\"tzl-toc-list\">'+ul+'<\/ul>';var hero=page.querySelector('.tzl-hero');if(hero&&hero.parentNode)hero.parentNode.insertBefore(nav,hero.nextSibling);else page.insertBefore(nav,page.firstChild);}if(document.readyState!=='loading')go();else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',go);})();\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1961 \u00b7 Metal Ox Year \u00b7 \u8f9b\u4e11 1961 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Metal Ox 1961 is the Year of the Metal Ox in the Chinese zodiac, but only for birthdays from February 15, 1961 to February 4, 1962. 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