Chinese New Year 2022: Greetings And Proverbs To Celebrate Annual Spring Festival

China and the rest of the world celebrate the Chinese New Year on Feb. 1. This year is for the third animal in the zodiac cycle – the Tiger. It is also called the Spring Festival.

Other animal signs are Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. The recent zodiac years of the Tiger sign are 1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022. The zodiac sign Tiger is a symbol of strength, braveness and exorcism of evils.

Here's a list of sayings and greetings for the Chinese holiday from Access Chinese, along with their English translations.

1. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。-- Happy New Year, I wish you good health and lasting prosperity.

2. 恭贺新禧，万事如意。-- Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year.

3. 恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。-- Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year.

4. 给您我无尽的新的祝福，让它们成为我们永恒友谊的新的纪念。-- I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.

5. 愿一切最美好的祝福都能用这张贺卡表达，真诚地祝您幸福、快乐、成功！-- May everything beautiful and best be condensed into this card. I sincerely wish you happiness, cheerfulness and success.

Consider the following Chinese proverbs from FluentU, as you ring in the Year of the Tiger:

[与其] 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 -- Rather than approaching the edge [of the waters] admiring the fish, it’s better to take a step back, and prepare to cast a net over the waters [and catch the fish].
三军可夺帅也，匹夫不可夺志也。-- An army can conquer a general, but no man can rob one of his ambition.
疾风知劲草，板荡识诚臣。-- The strength of a blade of grass is seen only in tempests; the loyalty of an official is seen only in times of turbulence.
祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏。-- Calamity has its roots in prosperity, prosperity has its roots in calamity.
老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼 -- In supporting and showing deference to our elderly’s, it is important not to neglect the elderly’s not within our family; in nurturing and educating our children, it is important not to neglect children with whom we are not related to by blood.