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Happy Chinese New Year 2026!
Year of the Red Yang Fire Horse
Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is celebrated in China and much of Asia, including Korea, Vietnam and Singapore, as well as among the global Asian diaspora. The most common origin story is a legend that the celebrations began in order to scare away a beast called “Nian” (which means “year” in Chinese) who stalked cities and villages each spring, attacking people. Because Nian was afraid of loud noises and the color red, people used firecrackers and red paper to frighten the mythical creature
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The Lunar New Year holiday lasts seven days and this year is expected to start on February 17th.
Bing Wu is the Chinese zodiac name of Stem-Branch calendar for 2026. Each zodiac is labeled with a name of Yin-Yang Five Elements. Bing is Yang Fire. Wu is Horse. Therefore, the name of 2026 is called Yang Fire Horse. Yin is female and Yang is male. The color of Fire is Red. 2026 is the Male Red Fire Horse year.
(The first Stem-Branch name is found in the document around 1739 B.C. The original stems and branches only use for counting the days. Using Stem-Branch to count for Month, Hour and Year sequences began around 206 B.C. during Chin dynasty and Han dynasty. Using the season changing information, Chinese Yin Yang Five Element scholars converted all zodiac signs into five elements. The theory of Five Elements becomes the foundation of Chinese fortunetelling.)
The Yang Fire Horse, also known as the Red Horse, is the 43rd sign in the cycle of the 60 Chinese zodiac animals. Belonging to the Fire group, the Horse embodies both Yin Fire and Yin Earth elements.
Horse is the 7th sign in the Chinese zodiac. Seven is an odd number, linked to the Yang group, but it carries Yin Fire (torchlight, candle fire, light bulbs, stove flames, high temperatures, magnetic field, heat, laser, civilization and moon) and Yin Earth (soil, ground, farmland).
The Horse is the fastest land animal for long-distance travel, symbolizing momentum and freedom. Competitive and ambitious, it seeks leadership, success, power, and wealth. As a Romantic Star, it radiates charm and attraction. The Horse is easy-going, open-minded, affectionate, popular, smart, cheerful, confident, and independent often talented in many fields and skilled at handling wealth. They can sometimes be overly relaxed or easily persuaded. They may require firm guidance and can be difficult to tame. Additionally, Horses can be talkative, arrogant, stubborn, or even rude at times. The Horse loves competition and often seeks leadership roles. They chase success, victory, power, reputation, and wealth. The Horse is considered a Romantic Star, bringing charm and attraction.
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The Dragon represents dominance in the sky, and the Horse represents conquest on land. Both are symbols of strong leadership and indicate great potential for career success.
Horse Month rules the month of June, which includes the summer solstice. Horse Hour spans from 11:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m., when the sun is at its peak. The Horse brings vital energy to the farmland, helping plants grow. Horses are active throughout the day, from sunrise to sunset.
Yang Fire is like the sun, wildfire, or fire tornado - blazing, radiant, and hard to approach. It represents passion, power, visibility, integrity and leadership, often linked to public figures, celebrities and dignitaries. Yang Fire is male. It is flaming, ebullient, untamed, and enthusiastic. Yang Fire fuels growth and inspires optimism, diligence, and righteousness. Yet, it can also be impulsive, irritable, and aggressive, and when two Yang Fires meet, they compete fiercely for dominance. Fire has the ability of leadership. Yang Fire meets another Yang Fire will compete for the leadership. Yang Fire provides the energy for trees to grow.
Yin Fire reflects the warmth of campfire, stove fire, high temperatures, and intense heat. Yin Earth is associated with flatlands, farmlands, and fertility, symbolizing endurance and stability. Yang Fire is the fire in the sky, while the Horse is the fire on the land.
Yang Fire is the sky's fire, and the Horse is fire on the land. Together, they form the blazing image of a horse running under the midsummer sun - symbolizing extreme heat and fiery energy. This power brings balance and fortune to those whose charts lack Fire.
The characteristics of Yang Fire are diligence, eagerness, optimism, sentiment, and righteousness. The other traits of Yang Fire are impetuous, irritable, unleashed, and offensive. Since the sun sets every day, its heat is not constant but intermittent. Yin Metal brings love romance and emotional entanglement to Yang Fire. Yin Water brings sunny and rainy weather together and makes Yang Fire emotionally unstable. Wet Wood cannot help Fire to burn. Yang Fire is the 3rd element of 10 Heavenly Stems. The color of Yang Fire is red. The location of the Yang Fire is in the south.
Together, the Yang Fire Horse is like a Horse running across the earth in midsummer under the blazing sun. They symbolize the intensity of extreme heat and fiery energy. This intense Fire can bring positive energy and good fortune to those whose astrology birth charts lack Fire, helping them achieve greater balance.
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(Information gathered from: www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2026)