In Chinese culture, the tiger is the symbol of bravery, wisdom and strength. This year, the Chinese Lunar New Year 2022 starts on February 1.
2022 is the Year of the Water Tiger, which indicates a prosperous year due to the Tiger’s auspicious signs (strength, exorcising evils and braveness).
Chinese people believe that what you do at the beginning of a new year will affect your luck in the coming year. Staying up on Chinese New Year’s eve (January 31st, 2022) and saying good words to your family/friends like Happy New Year after the clock strikes 12 will certainly bring good luck.
The nature of the Tiger is brave, straight forward, born to lead, active, innovative, fearless and rebellious. What this indicates is that 2022 will come with movement, change and hope.
Well I for one sure hope for good changes to come. So moving on from here…
You’re a Tiger sign if you were born in the following years: 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022.
The following horoscope was written by Mina Zheng; Chinese Astrologer and Feng Shui master.
When we complete a 12-year cycle and the animal that corresponds to the year we’re born in rolls around, this often comes with an element of bad luck. It’s something we all have to face, and this year are the Tigers’ turn to face their ‘Own Fate’ year.
It will be a year of change and challenge, therefore Tiger people need to watch out for what they say and what they do this year. Aim to avoid direct confrontation.
For work: You may find yourself too busy or have too many ideas. Aim not to be too ambitious, rather lie low, focus on the basics and work on improving yourself. It is a good year for learning, taking exams and artistic pursuit.
For money: Money comes and goes this year: it is not a stable time for finance. This is the time to review and manage your spending. Things will improve by the end of the year.
For love: Your love journey is not very smooth this year. It can involve heightened emotions. Participate in wedding or engagement and happy events to improve your luck.
For health: Energy is low in this year. There is also chances for injuries, avoid dangerous sports. Be careful with driving. Don’t involve yourself with bad habits or be overly stressed. It is a good year to have your health checked, small surgeries and to look after yourself.
Lucky symbols: The Horse or Dragon Turtle. Red is a lucky color.
Goodbye Year of the Snake, hello Year of the Horse!
“Gung hay Fat Choy“/ “Gong Xi Fa Chai” – these mean “Happy New Year” in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese respectively. “Kung hei fat choy” means: “We hope that you will be wealthy”.
Chinese New Year, or Chinese Spring Festival, holds the most significant position among all Chinese festivals and holidays. Friday marked the start of 15 days of celebrations to ring in a new zodiac calendar year for over a billion people around the world. It’s also called the Chinese Lunar New Year, because its date is determined by the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls sometime from late January to early February and varies from year to year.
An employee arranges a display of gold horse figurines in the window of a jewelry store in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong, China, on January 30.
Everything from grand lion dance performances to solemn temple ceremonies, the Lunar New Year is also a special time for individual and collective reflection amid the social gatherings..of which I attended a festivity at my neighbours house with plenty of food, wine and great company.
Here are eight (8) LUCKY ways to PAY HOMAGE to CHINESE TRADITIONS:
1) The Chinese New Year is accompanied by a belief in good fortune, and there are many decorations around to herald the new year.
Chinese celebrators head to temples to pray for good luck during the New Year celebration period. There they burn incense sticks and can also have their fortunes told. If you are not of Chinese descent but would like to participate, attend a Chinese temple and take a tube of fortune sticks which can usually be found at the entrance to the temple. Ask a question, shake the tube and the number that falls out can be interpreted by one of the fortune tellers at the temple.
2) Clean your home in time for New Year. This tradition is founded in the belief that cleaning the house at this time of year will sweep away the bad luck” that has accumulated inside over the past year. Cleaning also makes the house ready for the good luck to start entering again.
Be aware! Donotclean your home during the New Year, such as sweeping or wiping the windows. To do so is to “sweep away” the good luck you’ve just received for the New Year. Over the following 13 to 15 days, you’re relieved of cleaning duties. It may be a little dirtier than usual but it is an important part of observing the tradition.
3) Decorate your home. The color that is most recommended is red. Red is the color or symbol of good luck in Chinese culture. The number “8” also symbolizes good luck and wealth, as in Chinese the word for eight rhymes with fortune or wealth.
Take care not to overdo the decorations. Display a few good ones to bring life and fortune from their brightness and colorful nature.
Place flowers through the house, such as lotuses. Lotus flowers symbolize rebirth and new growth.
Place mandarins in bowls throughout the house. Mandarins with their leaves still intact are the fruits of happiness for the New Year. Keep their numbers even though, as uneven numbers bring unhappiness. When offering mandarins to others, always offer them in pairs.
4) Have a traditional dinner on New Year’s Eve. This is one of the most important parts of the holiday and the food eaten at this time of year has traditional meanings related to the Chinese New Year. Some Chinese choose not to eat meat on the first day of Chinese New Year because each new year carries the name of an animal.The remaining days carry no such restrictions. Traditional dishes include fish, jai, chicken, law pak ko, lin guo (sticky rice cake), noodles and desserts.
Rolling out the dough for homemade dumplings & filling.
Dumplings (love them – we’re assembling them in the photos) play a special role in New Year food because of their shape, a shape which resembles the ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots. Some of the food meanings include:
Jiu, a traditional hard liquor, and daikon, the Chinese radish, carry the meaning of longevity.
Red chilies mean good luck.
Rice ensures harmony.
5) Cook your own Chinese cuisine.
Rita teaches me how to do it right
If you’d like to do more than simply order at your local Chinese takeout, try a recipe suitable for Chinese New Year. You can find them on the internet but I’ll put a delicious & simple one that I’ve made on tomorrow’s blog.
6) Dress for the occasion. If you have traditional Chinese clothing (luckily I did), this is the perfect time to wear it. Outfits can be purchased in Chinatown, and silk Chinese clothing is very beautiful. Prefer the color red for all your clothing during this time. Associated with joy, happiness, good luck, wealth and good fortune, red clothes will ensure that you’re fully participating in the spirit of the celebrations. Gold is another suitable color; try combining the two for a very elegant look. (fyi I wore red nails with a real gold flecked topcoat).
Practice makes perfect – with Rita & Lynn.
Avoid wearing too much black during the celebration period. Black symbolizes bad luck and even death. This is a time of good fortune and life!7) Togetherness with family and friends (and neighbors). This is the most important part of the New Year and is a time of connecting and sharing the celebrations together.
Bring Angpau, the red envelopes, with you, to pass to children. Usually, the red envelopes are filled with money or treats (mine held chocolate coins). The red color is meant to scare away any evil spirits. I didn’t know that these envelopes are usually given to the unmarried from the married. Good to know.
8) Parades: look online or in your local newspaper for information about local Chinese New Year parades in your area. The Lantern Festival is held on the last day. People carry lanterns designed as insects such as dragonflies or animals with them on the streets. Sweet rice cakes and other sweets are eaten on this day and people put candles around their house to guide the spirits home. Meaningful traditions.
有乐趣不管你做什么
The above should mean…..”have fun whatever you do“
Girl Who Would be KING on Life, Style and INSPIRATION. 
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