Chinese Zodiac
Lunar New Year

Year of the Rabbit 2023: Chinese zodiac style guide (Part 1)

On January 22, 2023, the Chinese calendar will enter a new cycle as it shifts from one zodiac animal to another. It is time to bid farewell to the ferocious tiger and welcome the cautious and peace-loving rabbit. SCMP asked fortune-teller, author and television host Tong Pik-ha what the Year of the Water Rabbit holds for each animal sign in terms of health, money, work and love.

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https://youtu.be/nmKLcEuNgFw

 

January 5, 2023
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January 21, 2023
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January 30, 2025
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January 29, 2025
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January 29, 2025
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Spring Festival celebrations include a reunion dinner gathering for pet dogs in Shanghai02:22
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January 27, 2025
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January 25, 2025
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January 15, 2025
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December 31, 2024
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February 12, 2024
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February 12, 2024
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February 10, 2024
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February 9, 2024
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February 7, 2024
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February 7, 2024
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February 2, 2024
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January 30, 2024
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January 31, 2023
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January 24, 2023
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From China to New Zealand and Cuba, people around the world ushered in the Lunar New Year over the weekend of January 22, 2023, kicking off the Year of the Rabbit. In China, fireworks displays lit...04:07
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January 23, 2023
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Lunar New Year celebrations in southern California turned into tragedy on January 21, 2023, after a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance hall, killing 10 people and wounding at least 10 more....03:17
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January 23, 2023
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Hongkongers flocked to the city’s well-known and popular place of worship - Wong Tai Sin Temple - on Lunar New Year’s Eve to ring in the Lunar New Year for the first time in two years. The...02:36
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January 22, 2023
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