2021年在華人的生肖上是牛年，干支纪年上來到了辛丑年。天干的辛為金，故也稱為金牛年。今年結合著牛的特質則有著勤奮、溫和與力量的希望象徵。
在古代流傳的《地母經》中描述2021年的第一句是：太歲辛丑年，疾病稍紛紛。意思今年開始疾病將慢慢消散。全球經歷了2020年疫情的肆虐後，2021年的一開始，在湖裡月光底下休憩的牛隻已準備好帶領著12生肖邁向希望的2021年。
2021 is the year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. It came to the Xin-Chou year of the " heavenly stems and earthly branches " and the Xin of heavenly stems is a symbol in golden, so it is also called this year the Golden Ox year. This year combined with the characteristics of the buffalo is a hopeful symbol of diligence, gentleness and strength.
The first sentence of 2021 described in the ancient "Earth Mother Sutra" indicates that the disease will slowly disappear this year. After the world has experienced the COVID-19 virus outbreak in 2020, at the beginning of 2021, the buffaloes resting under the moonlight in the lake are ready to lead the 12 zodiac signs towards the hopeful 2021.
