In this tradition you aren't defined by the month, but by the year you arrived. Each year is guarded by an animal, with its element and its way of going through life. Find yours and read yourself from here.

Water

Earth

Wood

Wood

Earth

Fire

Fire

Earth

Metal

Metal

Earth

Water
The Chinese year does not begin on January 1st but with the Lunar New Year, between late January and mid-February. If you were born in those weeks, double-check which animal you belong to.