The Chinese Lunar New Year began today, a time celebrated by cultures across Asia. According to feng shui master Thierry Chow:
"The year of xin chou will have a strong emphasis on the yin metal element," she says. "The metal element represents anything sparkly from jewelry to the needle of a syringe. So we can see a bigger emphasis on industries related to metal in 2021.
"The ox, in Chinese culture, is a hardworking zodiac sign. It usually signifies movements so, hopefully, the world will be less static than last year and get moving again in the second half of the year."
BONUS: The Bidens' Lunar New Year message --
(photo: Children bike past clusters of drying incense sticks prepared for the lunar new year outside of Hanoi, Vietnam. Thanh Hue/Reuters)
