FABRIC velvet Year of the Rabbit: 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 Rabbits are sociable people. They love large gatherings and don’t like to be alone. They might like to gossip but are also very tactful and have good discretion. Rabbits are relatively peaceful, they rarely start fights and are generally hard to provoke. Rabbits can be seen as the weaker animal, but under the right circumstances their weakness transforms into great strength.