Chinese Zodiac animals: What is a Metal Goat and what year is it?
THE METAL Goat is a specific Chinese zodiac animal personality given to those born in 1931, 1991, and 2051.
Chinese zodiac signs identify birth years with certain animals such as Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
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What year is the Metal Goat?
The Metal Goat is a sub-component of the Goat, which is a Chinese zodiac animal set to characterise people born in a certain year.
The Goat is eighth in the zodiac calendar cycle.
Each zodiac sign also has its own element: Earth, Wood, Fire, Metal and Water which add more uniqueness to the sign.
The Goat represents reliability, confidence, and systematic in the zodiac.
Those that come under Goat and Metal were born in 1931, 1991, and 2051.
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Other years of the Goat
People born in 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 2003, or 2015 are Goats.
Similarly, those born in 1931, 1991, and 2051 are characterized as Metal Goats.
Some notable Goats include Bill Gates, Emma Roberts, Robert De Niro, Emily Ratajkowski, Jamie Foxx, and Louis Tomlinson.
Ed Sheeran is also a Goat, and as he and Louis were both born in 1991 this makes them Metal Goats.
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Characteristics and personality traits of the Metal Goat
In Chinese astrology, Goats are described as peace-loving, kind, and popular.
However, they can also be hesitant to change and sometimes anxious.
Goats are said to walk away from unwanted situations with grace and candor.
More specifically, the Metal Goat is characterized as extremely loyal, stable, and close-knit when it comes to relationships.
They also have a predisposition to art and music and are mostly in political or creative careers.
Goats are very concerned with freedom and independence and seek long-term projects.
They are also good at evaluating a difficult situation.
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Types of Goats
There are five types of Goats in the zodiac calendar, each belonging to their own element.
Metal Goat: Sensitive, creative, loyal and talented.
Earth Goat: Patient, thoughtful, practical, hard-working, and stable.
Wood Goat: Strong, optimistic, altruistic, expansive, and socially conscious.
Fire Goat: Dynamic, persistent, enthusiastic, creative, and impulsive.
Water Goat: Intelligent, flexible, soft, powerful, and overwhelming.
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Compatibility
Each sign has its own compatibility with others of the Chinese zodiac.
The Goat is most compatible with the Rabbit and the Pig.
They can sometimes be compatible with the Horse too.
However, Goats and Oxen are said to be the least compatible.
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