Happy Chinese New Year! 2018 is a Year of the Dog. In Chinese astrology, each year is related to a Chinese zodiac animal according to the 12-year cycle. 2018 is an Earth Dog Year. Years of the Dog include 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, and 2030… The Dog occupies the eleventh position in the Chinese zodiac, after the Rooster, and before the Pig.

If you’re born in a Dog year, you’re a Dog, and the following are deemed lucky for you:

Lucky numbers: 3, 4, 9
Lucky colors: red, green, and purple
Lucky flowers: rose, cymbidium orchids