Happy Chinese New Year!
Tuesday January 1st 2022, is Chinese New Year’s day, the first day of the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar in the year 4719. The zodiac year of the Yang-Water-Tiger, often referred to as the Black Tiger.
“What’s the big deal? The Lunisolar New year will be celebrated by one in every five people in the world.”
The home should be spotless for the new year, you should have had a haircut and now you are ready to forget about work and chores for two weeks (until the full moon) and feast with family and friends.
The idea is your start the year, how you want the year to go – give the year it’s tone! Bring on the dumplings!
How is Chinese New Years Day Calculated?
The Chinese New Year celebrates the combination of the lunar and solar cycles. The solar start to the year for the Chinese is February 4 – 立春 Lìchūn (start of spring). The lunar months start with a new moon, therefore Chinese New Year combines the solar and lunar cycles by starting with the closest new moon to February 4. This is, most often, the second new moon after winter solstice.
Note: Prior to the Julian calendar (which took effect on 1 January 45 BC enforced by the Romans), both the Germanic and Scandinavian Calendars were lunisolar fixing the beginning of the year at the first full moon after winter solstice.
General Predictions for the Yang-Water-Tiger Year 2022
With the first day of the first lunar month, the Chinese believe that we begin a new cycle and as with all new beginnings, there will be a shift in ecology, politics, and economics. This is a Yang-Water-Tiger year. Tiger is the third animal sign of 12 Earthly Branches. Tiger is in the Wood group according to the Chinese Five Element theory. Tiger is Yang-Wood, which is like a big tree in the spring. Tiger’s are carnivorous. It is often alone, not gregarious, and difficult to get along with. Tiger’s can be domineering and strut around with an air of authority. The characteristics of Tiger’s are bold, resolute, unyielding, dictatorial, arbitrary, ambitious and full of self-confidence.
For a better understanding of the general feel of the year, Joey Yap does a great job combining entertainment with information – click here
More Specific Predictions for the Yang-Water-Tiger Year
The most important thing to remember here that the year has an energy and there is your own personal energy (zodiac astrology). In fact, it really depends on your own zodiac sign and how that interacts with the year in question.
For a more detailed forecast of your own animal zodiac sign in 2022 Joey Yap has a video for you – For example this is for the Rat zodiac – click here. There is a video for every animal zodiac and what is expected in 2022.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alex Tan L.AC. is a licensed Acupuncturist. After completing his degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Alex lived and practiced Chinese Medicine for 10-years in Beijing, China. A native-born Australian, the son of his Australian mother and Chinese father, Alex’s bi-cultural heritage helps him skillfully bridge Eastern and Western health perspectives. He believes the true power of Chinese medicine lies in a balanced approach towards prevention and treatment. Rooted in Chinese Medicine observation based theory & methodology over millenniums, Alex’s talent lies in delivering these Eastern healing modalities to his modern Western clients. For more about Alex click here
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