Chinese new year 2021 – Year of ox. This year, the first day of Chinese New Year celebration would be on 12 February 2021. People in Asia start their celebration from Chinese new year’s eve, 11 February 2021.
London Chinatown has put up their bright red lanterns on the streets to spread the festive spirit in London. Many shops in Chinatown sells Chinese new year decorations, snacks and food. Most decorations and food are in red packaging. Red colour is believed to bring good luck and good fortune to all.
Even though no public performances and parade this year in London to celebrate the Chinese new year due to the ongoing COVID-19 national lockdown, this year celebration would be at home with families and friends live in the same households.
The year you were born determined your Chinese Zodiac animal sign
There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac and the animal zodiac sign rotate every 12 years. For example, if you were born in the year 1973, you would be an ox.
Generally, the year you were born determined which animal zodiac sign you are.
| Zodiac Animal | Year of birth |
| Rat | 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Ox | 1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Tiger | 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Rabbit | 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Dragon | 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Snake | 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Horse | 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Goat | 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 |
| Monkey | 1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028 |
| Rooster | 1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029 |
| Dog | 1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030 |
| Pig | 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 |
Personality trait based on your Chinese Zodiac sign
According to yourchineseastrology.com, these are your personality traits based on your Chinese zodiac sign. We list the good traits here.
| Zodiac Animal | Personality traits |
| Rat | Insightful, quick reflexes, adaptable, strong adaptive capacity to environment, good at making all kinds of friends. |
| Ox | Prudent, follow procedures step by step, take things slowly, unlikely to be influenced by others or environment, do things out of personal idea and ability, go ahead steadily and surely, always can achieve the set goals. |
| Tiger | passionate, brave, adventurous, love to take challenges; |
| Rabbit | Thoughtful, tender and considerate |
| Dragon | Vigorous, full of vitality and strength; |
| Snake | Kind, optimistic, brave, persistent, intelligent and enterprising |
| Horse | Cheerful, optimistic, romantic, passionate, and well-spoken |
| Goat | Meticulous, think thoroughly and can notice the trivial details |
| Monkey | Versatile, desire to show off, want to try everything and generally make the achievement |
| Rooster | Intelligent, witty, talented and unwilling to fall after others |
| Dog | Simple, upright, straightforward, honest, modest, friendly, and make others feel reliable and safe |
| Pig | Philanthropic, compassionate, generous, and never betray or cheat friends out of personal interest |
Compatibility – Best match
Yourchineseastrology.com also published the best match, lively pair and worst match of the 12 animal signs with each other. We would like to list the best match here.
| Zodiac Animal | Best match |
| Rat | Ox, Dragon, Monkey |
| Ox | Rat, Snake, Rooster |
| Tiger | Horse, Dog, Pig |
| Rabbit | Goat, Dog, Pig |
| Dragon | Rat, Monkey, Rooster |
| Snake | Ox, Rooster, Monkey |
| Horse | Tiger, Goat, Dog |
| Goat | Rabbit, Horse, Pig |
| Monkey | Rat, Dragon, Snake |
| Rooster | Ox, Dragon, Snake |
| Dog | Tiger, Rabbit, Horse |
| Pig | Goat, Rabbit, Tiger |
Chinese New Year 2021 best wishes
We wish this Chinese New Year 2021, the year of Ox would bring you prospering business, good health, family harmony and joy every day. This includes smooth filings of your confirmation statement and your company account and plenty of cash left after settling your corporation tax bill this year.
