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2027: Year of the Goat

In the Chinese zodiac 2027 is the Year of the Fire Goat (or Ram). The Chinese Lunar New Year begins February 6, 2027, and starts the 15-day Spring Festival that concludes with the Lantern Festival. The Chinese zodiac rotates through a 12-year cycle of animals and the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. The goat represents kindness, peace, and inner strength. The Year of the Goat is followed by the Year of the Monkey. Different regions across Asia celebrate Lunar New Year in many ways and may follow a different zodiac.

Learn more and celebrate with online and in-person events on our Lunar New Year page.


Forever Heritage Breeds San Clemente Island Goat single

Lamp in the form of a goat

Dish in the form of a mountain goat

Three Goats, after an etching from Berchem's "Animalia" (Animals) [ Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri impressa Studio et Arte Nicolai Berchem]

Nanny and Kid

Kid's Head

Reclining goat or ram

Goat herders

Man Milking Goat, Yogi Bhajan's Ashram

Man sitting in small wagon pulled by goat


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