'Year of the Fire Horse' Superstition Impacts Japan's Declining Birth Rate
A deeply ingrained superstition in Japan, associating women born in the 'Year of the Fire Horse' (丙午) with fiery temperaments and ill fortune for their husbands, significantly depressed the birth rate in 1966. While its influence has waned, the lunar zodiac can still subtly affect birth decisions in some East Asian communities.
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