Let’s be honest: 2025 has been rough on many of us, and we could all use a little extra luck right now.
When it comes to the Lunar New Year celebration, observed this year from January 29 to February 12 in Chinese communities, it is often about scoring a little luck and fortune for the coming twelve months, the Year of the Snake.
Many people erroneously believe that if their Chinese zodiac year and the current Chinese zodiac year match up, it’ll be an excellent year for them.
However, counterintuitively, this is not the case.
The schism is about Tai Sui—a god, a star, a mysterious energy force—who is offended by anyone born under the current zodiac year’s animal sign. Tai Sui can make your last Mercury-in-retrograde feel like a Griffith Park pony ride. Even if your year isn’t the snake, it may still be challenging for other signs. For others, however, this year promises good things.
Remember: None of this good luck/bad luck stuff is set in stone. There are many ways to nudge some good luck and fortune toward you, such as rearranging the furniture to feng shui your way into good luck while banishing the bad. You can wear certain things (like jade) or specific colors (red) to achieve the same things.