丑 - sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac

the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)

dead of night; middle of the night; midnight

year of the Ox

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

dead of the night; midnight

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)

hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

northeast