Chinese New Year 2023: when it is and rituals to attract prosperity and positive energy

This 2023, Chinese New Year starts on Sunday, January 22nd. In this way, with the birth of the new moon, they will welcome the year 4721.

But there’s more. And is that the date also marks the beginning of Golden Week of the Spring Festival.

While this calendar is based on lunar cycles and not on the Gregorian calendar, the the start and end date is variable and changes every year. Therefore, a new cycle is considered to have started when the first new moon of the first lunar monthwhich always coincides with the period between 21 January and 20 February.

The year of the water bunny

The Chinese New Year indicates the arrival of the year of the Water Rabbit -which follows that of the Water Tiger 2022-. The rabbit sign It is a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity in Chinese culture, so it is expected May 2023 be a year of hope.

“The harmonythe review of daily habits, the chronicle of world bond and attention to our basic daily care”, explains Julieta Suárez Valente (@astrologia_y_consciencia), author of Astrological Agenda 2023 (Ed. Fera), on this year’s energies.

And he adds: “The rabbit’s strength and security are stored right inside find the axisin taking on the moments of pausein listening to the inner voice and in record the state of the physical body and also of the emotional body“.

In the field of relationships, the year of water bunny it will help us to discern which will be the connections that will continue to accompany us and which will not.

“By letting go of the bonds that no longer vibrate with our choices and energy, we will make room for new people which have more in common with our current ‘I'”, specifies the astrologer.

Rituals to attract prosperity and good energy

Right to compensation. We already know: everything we give comes back. And this ritual moves that energy. In a red envelope we put a sum of money that we deem appropriate. Then we wrap it in another white envelope and give it to the first person we think needs it. If we can’t find anyone to give it to, we keep it until we actually have a chance to help someone.

Coin ritual. According to the Chinese, this ritual is intended to mobilize the energies of thrift and abundance. This same Sunday, January 22, 2023, in a red bag (it can be of any material), we must put two coins. The next day, Monday 23rd, we placed two more coins; and Tuesday 24 we will do the same again. We wait a week, put the purse in a visible place and every day of the year we put in one more coin.

Rice ritual. For the Chinese, this food is the true symbol of abundance. From 22 January, and for ten days, we put a spoonful of (raw) rice into a cup a day. On the tenth day, having laid down the corresponding spoon, we light a white candle next to the well. Finally, we prepare that rice and incorporate it into a meal.

Cleaning with incense. On Sundays, at any time of the day, we light sandalwood incense in every room of the house (except the bathroom) and let it burn. Once they are all turned off, we open the windows and ventilate, letting go of all the negative energy.

Chinese New Year: Which color benefits each sign

Everything is fine Color Having a particular meaning and it benefits us in certain respects depending on the energy we handle.

So to stimulate all the good that we can attract into this Chinese New Year 2023this january 22nd we should use a tone determined according to our Chinese zodiac sign.

It is not necessary to dress completely in these colors, it will be enough to wear an accessory or a detail. Also, it can be just one of the suggested colors or all of them. And any advice on what We do NOT have to wear all day: a black garment.

• Mouse: blue and green.
• Buffalo: silver and white.
• Tiger: gray and blue.
• Rabbit: gold and silver.
• Dragon: red, blue, gray and green.
• Snake: yellow and blue.
• Horse: white, blue and black.
• Goat: gray, blue and black.
• Monkey: gray, blue and yellow.
• Rooster: pink, blue, white and silver.
• Dog: red, yellow and white.
• Pork: pink, yellow and green.