Year of the Water Tiger
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2022 is the Year of the Water Tiger. The Chinese New Year will start on February 1, and it will last until January 21, 2023.
The Tiger is the third out of the twelve zodiac signs: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. The Year of the Yang Water/BlackTiger comes right after the Year of the Metal Ox (2021) and before the Year of the Black Rabbit Year (2023)!
The years of the Tiger in the Chinese Horoscope are: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034.
Xīn Nián Kuài Lè 新年快乐 - Fú Dào Le 福到了
Fu Dao Le
How the creatures in the Chinese Zodiac found their place
The wily rat made sure it won the race
You may be wondering why the lunar years, as they are known, each bear the name of a different creature - and why there are twelve of them. It's based on an ancient tale, and it goes a little like this.
Why was there a race? The story goes that a race was organised by the Jade Emperor - one of the most important gods in traditional Chinese religion - who invited all the animals in the world to take part. Twelve species turned up at the start line: a pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep, horse, snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger, ox and rat.
As a reward for turning up, the Emperor named a year in the zodiac after each one, while the race would determine the order each animal would be placed.
Xin Chya Ju Yi
