Chinese New Year 2022: when it starts and which animal will represent it

The celebration of the Chinese New Year is the most important festival in the Asian country as it is more than 4,000 years old. Here you will learn more about the most significant great holiday in China.

Let us remember that the Chinese horoscope is more than 4,500 years old in history and has a cycle almost the same as the traditional horoscope, since it has its twelve signs in its zodiac, but compared to this, it is that they are represented with animals and each one is based on the year of birth.

WHEN CHINESE NEW YEAR 2022 IS CELEBRATED

It is celebrated on different dates since it is determined by the lunar calendar, which is celebrated on the second new moon of the winter solstice that usually occurs at the end of January and before the end of February according to the Gregorian calendar. And this year it will start on February 1, 2022 and will run until January 21, 2023.

WHAT ANIMAL REPRESENTS THE CHINESE NEW YEAR 2022?

According to the Chinese horoscope, 2022 will be represented by the tiger, which is the third animal in the zodiac after the rat and the ox. This animal means strength, confidence and courage, so the people who were born under this sign are endowed with courage, leadership and are very sure of themselves.

Lucky colors: blue, gray and orange.

Lucky numbers: 1, 3, 4.

HOW LONG DOES THE CHINESE NEW YEAR LAST

This celebration starts from New Year’s Eve and lasts for approximately 15 days until the middle of the first month of the year.

HOW THE CHINESE NEW YEAR IS CELEBRATED

One of the preparations for the Chinese New Year is to clean the houses to throw away bad luck and leave behind the past, with all the bad and the old, to make way for the future. Older people usually give younger people a red envelope with lucky coins, money and good vibes.

WHAT ARE THE ANIMALS OF THE CHINESE HOROSCOPE

As we mentioned earlier, in the Chinese horoscope there are 12 animal cycles which are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.

Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2020.

Ox: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 and 2021.

Tigre: 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022.

Rabbit: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023.

Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 and 2024.

Snake: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965,1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025.

Horse: 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 and 2026.

Goat: 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027.

Mono: 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 and 2028.

Rooster: 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 and 2029.

Dog: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 and 2030.

Pig: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 and 2031.