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What is the “Year of the Tiger”?
The year 2022 is the Water Tiger’s year. It began on February 1, 2022, and concludes on January 21, 2023. Every 60 years, a Water Tiger year occurs.
The Tiger is the third of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac’s 12-year cycle. There is a Tiger year every 12 years.. The Chinese zodiac is divided into 12 blocks, similar to the western zodiac, except their temporal period is measured in years rather than months. The following Tiger Year will be in 2034.
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The year 2022 is designated as a “Water Tiger” year. Each Chinese zodiac animal sign and one of the Five Elements are associated with each year in Chinese astrology: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, or Earth. Your personality and destiny are considered to be influenced by the sign and element of your birth year. Every 60 years, element-sign combinations reoccur. If you were born under the “Water Tiger,” sign and element, it is said that you are strong, can easily expel evils, and are valiant.
The Lucky and Unlucky Things for “Tigers”
1, 3, and 4 are lucky numbers, as are numerals that contain them (like 14 and 34) The 16th and 27th days of any Chinese lunar month are lucky days. Blue, grey, and orange are lucky colours. Yellow lily and cineraria are lucky flowers. East, north, and south are lucky directions. The 3rd, 7th, and 10th Chinese lunar months are lucky months. The Unlucky Things That “Tigers” Should Avoid Numerals 6, 7, and 8 are unlucky, as are numbers that contain them (like 86 and 78) Brown is an unlucky colour. Southwest is an unlucky direction. The 1st, 4th, 5th, and 11th Chinese lunar months are considered unlucky.
