Hinoeuma, the fire horse, of the Chinese zodiac is a powerful and beautiful image. Every 60 years there is born a new herd of fire horse children. The last two herds were born in 1906 and 1966 (my herd). In most of the world this is meaningless except to make small talk at parties. But in Japan it's taken much more seriously, so much so that the birth rate for 1966 dropped by 26%. Even in countries where attempts to reduce birth rates are successful, they're not this successful.
