The annual Chinese New Year celebrations kick off in exactly one week's time (22 January) - in an event which celebrates the end of one Lunar Year and the beginning of the next.
Observed in a different fashion to the Gregorian calendar - which always holds New Year celebrations on January 1, the Lunar New Year always comes between January 21 and February 20, hence why it will be celebrated on January 22 this year.
2022's Year of the Tiger commenced on February 1, while 2021's Year of the Ox began February 12 respectively.
