Chinese New Year commences today on Friday 16th February 2018, bringing in the year of the Dog and saying goodbye to the year of the Rooster.
The Years
Those born in 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 and 2018 were born in Dog years. The next Dog year after 2018 will be 2030. The Dog is the eleventh position within the Chinese zodiac, following the Rooster and falling before the Pig.
Elements
China also works with element theory, so each zodiac sign is also associated with one of the five elements: Gold (metal), Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. The characteristics of a person are therefore impacted by both their animal sign and element. (more…)

2011 is the year of the rabbit, which occupies the 4th position in the Chinese zodiac. These are the rabbit years to date: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011. Those born in rabbit years are most compatible with those born in pig, dog or sheep years and are likely to be incompatible with those born in the year of the rooster or rat.