Categories: William “Tony” Rogers,
By W.A. Rogers
Eastern Chinese astrology celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year starting on February 10, 2024, and ending on January 29, 2025.
This period, also known as the Spring Festival, usually starts around January 21 and ends around February 20 in the Gregorian calendar.
In the Chinese Zodiac, each year is associated with one of the five elements {Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water} and one of twelve animals, {Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig}. 2024 is the year of the Wood Dragon.
People born in the year of the Wood Dragon in the Chinese zodiac have their birthdays on the following range of dates: February 13, 1964, to February 1, 1965, or February 9, 2024, to January 28, 2025. If you check the Chinese Zodiac, you can find which animal reflects your birthdate and what you might expect during the year of the Wood Dragon.
The Wood Dragon is believed to inherit the Dragon’s charismatic and dynamic nature, combined with the characteristics of the Wood element such as growth, kindness, and flexibility. People born in the year of the Wood Dragon are often described as innovative, compassionate, and adaptable, with a strong sense of justice.
Some of the themes for the Year of the Dragon are as follows:
Power and Strength- The Dragon is a symbol of power, strength, and good luck in Chinese culture.
Leadership- Dragons are seen as natural leaders. Due to the Dragon’s ambition and leadership, this year should bring success in various endeavors.
Innovation and Creativity- The Dragon is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology. The year of the Wood Dragon is often associated with creativity, innovation, new ideas, and ventures.
Good Fortune- In Chinese culture, the Dragon is believed to bring luck and prosperity.
Transformation and Change- The Year of the Dragon is often seen as a time for personal growth, transformation, and positive change.
The Year of the Dragon can also positively influence other Chinese zodiac signs, such as the Pig, Rat, Rooster, and Monkey. Those signs can also experience positive opportunities for growth and creativity. You can find your Chinese sign by googling your date of birth on one of the many Chinese zodiac websites.
Some predictions that all signs may experience during the year of the Wood Dragon are growth and flexibility, creativity and innovation, harmony and compassion, environmental and nature awareness. The Dragon is the only mystical animal in the Chinese zodiac. Many believe 2024 can be magical for positive growth.
Let’s hope that the Spirit of the Dragon will have a positive influence on as many in the world community as possible. There is an old saying that “life is what you make it.” I find astrology and numerology can be helpful guides.
If you visit the Harlem Tourism Board’s Facebook page @htbharlem, you can watch my annual interview with the internationally known numerologist Lloyd Strayhorn. He has some interesting predictions for 2024, the Year of the Wood Dragon.
