As the Year of the Horse galloped in, revelers ushered in the most outstanding competition on the Chinese Lunar calendar with some quirks – from Kung Fu robots to Harry Potter’s teenage nemesis – and a few reflection.
Here’s is a roundup of NCS’s protection:
1. Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2026 as we enter the Year of the Fire Horse
If there’s one widespread theme to emerge from the many Lunar New Year rituals hooked up to the annual celebration, it’s the collective hope that we’re ushering in luck, prosperity and good vibes for ourselves and everybody round us. We’ve achieved the cosmic legwork for you, rounding up this yr’s Chinese zodiac fortune information with the assist of some seasoned feng shui masters.
2. A 2026 guide as we gallop into the Year of the Horse
Why is it known as the Year of the Horse? Why is everybody wearing crimson? What are you presupposed to do throughout this auspicious vacation? Read our guide.
3. What will the Year of the Horse be like for these familiar faces?
A feng shui grasp provides his studying on the fortunes of celebrities Timothée Chalamete and Margot Robbie, US President Donald Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. (Full disclosure: we’re doing this only for enjoyable).
4. Rules to follow for a prosperous Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year celebrations can immediate superstitious actions. Should you sweep your condo? Or, reduce your hair on vacation days? And why are there lengthy traces outdoors banks in locations the place it’s is feverishly celebrated. Watch this to search out out.
5. Kung Fu robots perform at Spring Festival Gala
While humanoids are removed from taking up the world, they definitely stole the present by busting performing some kung fu strikes throughout China’s most-watched Lunar New Year programme.
6. A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China
In preparation for the competition, individuals in China additionally put up posters of well-wishing messages. But some of this yr’s decorations have been accompanied by the smirk of Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter’s privileged teen nemesis in J.Okay. Rowling’s wildly profitable guide collection. Here’s why?
7. Sad Year of the Horse toy goes viral in China
A crimson plush horse grew to become an prompt sensation in China, regardless of a stitching mistake that turned its smiling mouth downward. Many discover the toy’s unhappy expression relatable, saying it mirrors the life of a “corporate slave.”
8. Why the Adidas ‘Chinese New Year’ jacket has gone viral
Sporting a design that resembles a bit of historic Chinese garment, this jacket by sportswear model Adidas has change into a holy grail amongst Gen Z — and emblematic of younger individuals’s rising embrace of all issues China.
9. This holiday is the world’s biggest homecoming. But how do you celebrate in the midst of grief?
While a celebratory temper spreads throughout the nation, survivors of a lethal fireplace in Hong Kong are nonetheless grieving with little to have fun, like this man who misplaced his spouse in the blaze.