What Chinese New Year it is and what the year of the dragon mean for you
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chinese astrologist and Feng Shui consultant Janine Lowe says this will be a year of change – and while that might mean a rollercoaster 12 months, the change can also bring new opportunities. Lowe says that often when people are born in the same year as the current animal, it can “sometimes be conflictual”, but this year the dragons have “this amazing power to be entrepreneurial and creative”. But, she warns: “As long as they focus now on exactly what they want out of the year, there’s no point in dilly-dallying around it, they need to know what they want out of the year.” And while it’s not marked as a year of love for the dragon, there may be a chance for people born in the year of the dragon to spark a new romance come September. Lowe adds: “Roosters are the secret friend of the dragon and, because it’s going to be a bit of a rollercoaster year for everybody, my advice is to hang onto the dragon’s tails and go with the year.” She says it will be a very busy year for pigs, because they will end up being the supporters of the year – both at home and at work.