2023: THE YEAR OF THE WATER RABBIT
by Yesha Nicholai Lao (12C - STEM)| Published February 2023
Have you ever wondered what 2023 holds for you? If not, then let us begin this new year being grateful for the new opportunity to achieve our aspirations, and a new chance to get everything right.
Chinese New Year is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of a new year, according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. People from different cultures always look forward to the new Chinese Zodiac sign and its meaning. 2023, is the year of the water rabbit.
According to Chinese horoscopes, the year of the rabbit, or "water rabbit," is the most fortunate out of the 12 animals, and people born this year will have good luck this year. Tigers, Snakes, and Oxen will be the luckiest Chinese zodiac signs in 2023. However, other Zodiac signs are unlucky, such as Horses, Pigs, Dogs, and Goats. While roosters and monkeys need to make an extra effort to get ahead. The people who are born in the years 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, and 2023, which is the year of the rabbit, are believed to be respectful, vigilant, and reliable.
The year 2023 represents prosperity, peace, fertility, compassion, and wealth. This year’s Chinese new year begins on the 22nd of January 2023 and finishes on the 9th of February 2024, according to Chinese astrology. Since the Year of the Water Rabbit is also the Year of Aspiration, it is time to consider our spiritual side.