“Happiness and prosperity,” is a common phrase when wishing someone a Happy Lunar New Year. In Chinese, you would say, 恭喜發財 or Gōngxǐ fācái (pronunciation). This is the Year of the Tiger 2022, specifically the Water Tiger. A Water Tiger year occurs every 60 years.
BASIC ASTROLOGY ELEMENTS
| Chinese Word | 壬寅 Ren-Yin |
| Earthly Branch of Birth Year | Yin |
| Five Elements (Wǔ Xing) 五行 | Wood |
| Yin Yang (Energy) | Yang |
| Lunar Month | First |
| Lucky Numbers | 1, 3 |
| Unlucky Numbers | 6, 7 (avoid these) |
| Lucky Flowers | Cineraria, Anthurium |
| Lucky Colors | Gray, Blue, White, Orange |
| Unlucky Colors | Gold, silver, brown, pink (avoid these) |
| Gemstone | TExt |
| Years of the Ox | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034 … |
Additional Reading
– Wu Xing: five-element theory of Chinese philosophy (visit)
– Travel China Guide – Year of the Tiger (visit)
– Year of the Tiger from Wikipedia, Chinese Zodiac
– Other Happy Lunar New Years on our Blog:
- 2023 Rabbit
- 2022 Tiger (this post)
- 2021 Ox
- 2020 Rat
- 2019 Pig
- 2018 Dog
- 2017 Rooster
- 2016 Monkey
- 2015 Sheep / Goat / Ram
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