We are delighted to host a series of events in celebration of Lunar New Year; the year of The Fire Horse.

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, acclaims the arrival of the spring season and the beginning of a new year in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Celebrated amongst Chinese and Asian cultures, Lunar New Year is a time to assemble with family and express the best of wishes for the new year ahead. Whilst the dates of the holiday vary depending on the cycle of the moon, this year’s celebrations will begin on 17 February and conclude on 23 February. 

Chinese zodiac, or shengxiao, is represented by 12 zodiac animals, each symbolising its own understood characteristics and intuitions. 2026 marks the year of the Horse, a symbol of energy, optimism, and transformation in the zodiac cycle.

Along with the representation of an animal zodiac, the years each cycle through the five elements of nature; Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. During the 60-year calendrical cycle, 2026 is the year of ‘Fire’, which in Chinese culture is symbolic of energy, ambition and growth.