With the arrival of the first moon in this year’s Lunar calendar, all of us at Tower Acupuncture want to wish all of you a joyous Lunar New Year! Observed by more than a billion people around the world Lunar New Year is a time to mark new beginnings with family and loved ones. We send our best wishes for a season filled with joy, peace and prosperity.
2022 is the Year of the Water Tiger. (Last year was the Year of the Ox.) Each year, the lunar calendar is represented by one of a dozen zodiac animals, which features 12 stations or “signs” along the apparent path of the sun. The zodiac animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. In addition to the animals, there are five elements—earth, water, fire, wood and metal—that are mapped onto the traditional lunar calendar.
The water tiger comes up every 60 years and represents strength, bravery and clearing away “evil”. The prolonged pandemic has marked another turbulent year, and all of us endured a huge physical and psychological burden, many experienced death of their loved ones. As we celebrate the Year of the Water Tiger, we carry our fierceness, robust capacity for resilience and aspiration for happiness and well-being into the New Year.