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Year of the Horse 2026

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Year of the Horse 2026
From auspicious horse-themed phrases and couplets to whether your luck is in, here is everything to know about the Chinese Zodiac's Year of the Horse 2026.
How’s your luck in the sixth month of the Year of the Horse 2026? Feng shui master Andrew Kwan gives his predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. Photo: Shutterstock
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Is the Year of the Horse’s sixth month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in work, finances, romance and health.

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Is the Year of the Horse’s fifth month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in work, finances, romance and health.

How’s your luck in the Year of the Horse 2026’s fifth month? Feng shui master Andrew Kwan gives his predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. Photo: Shutterstock
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Horoscopes: what’s your luck like in June 2026, the Wood Horse month?

Gordon Ramsay, Greta Thunberg and Joe Biden were all born in the Year of the Horse – and they may find themselves facing a turbulent month.

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Horoscopes: what’s your luck like in May and early June 2026, Water Snake month?

Snakes will have to work harder, Dragons can play to their strengths, and Rabbits should pay attention to health this month.

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Chinese culture

Is the Year of the Horse’s third month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, work and finances.

How’s your luck in the Year of the Fire Horse’s third month? Feng shui master Andrew Kwan gives his predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. Photo: Shutterstock
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Horoscopes: what’s your luck like in April 2026, Metal Dragon month?

Work pressures are higher for many signs this month, like the Rat and Monkey, while good fortunes will continue for the Ox and Rabbit.

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Is Year of the Horse’s second month lucky for you? Forecasts for all 12 zodiac signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, work and finances.

Chinese culture

SCMP cartoonist Harry Harrison’s Year of the Horse collection to be auctioned

Bidding for the eight original watercolour and ink works inspired by the Year of the Horse begins on March 13; prices start at HK$2,026.

The updated and official version of ‘Napoledon’s Hobby Horse’. Illustration by Harry Harrison.
Horoscopes

Horoscopes: what’s your luck like in March 2026, Metal Rabbit month?

While it’s an auspicious phase for most signs, especially the Goat, those with the Rabbit and Rat signs need to be cautious and careful.

How does the Metal Rabbit affect your luck this March? Illustration: SCMP Graphics
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Olympian Gu heads up annual Chinese New Year parade in her native San Francisco

Thousands cheer on Olympian and hometown hero Eileen Gu, who was parade’s grand marshal this year.

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A Gen Z take on the Chinese almanac? Grandma’s tear-off calendar goes digital

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What is the Lantern Festival? Plus 6 ways to celebrate it in Hong Kong in 2026

Marking the last day of Chinese New Year celebrations, the Lantern Festival has roots that stretch back more than 2,000 years.

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Sharing the luck: inside Southeast Asia’s embrace of Lunar New Year

Malay and Indian households are increasingly embracing the festivities, tossing ‘yusheng’ and giving hongbao to show ‘unity in diversity’.

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The Lourdes family take part in the traditional “yusheng” toss on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Photo: Alyssa Ann Lourdes
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Feng shui tips for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs for the Year of the Horse 2026

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan shares where each Chinese zodiac sign can place items for good luck in the Year of the Fire Horse.

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Hong Kong’s property market to build on gains in the Year of the Horse: agents

Overall property transactions in the Year of the Snake totalled 87,506 valued at about US$86.8 billion, according to the Land Registry.

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Chinese culture

Feng shui advice for Snakes for luck in money, health and romance

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan shares where Snakes can put lucky coloured items at home and work for luck in the Year of the Fire Horse.

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How can those born in the Year of the Snake use feng shui to improve their luck in love, money and health this coming year? Feng shui practitioner Andrew Kwan shares advice. Photo: Shutterstock
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Letters | As we celebrate the Lunar New Year, let’s ensure we do better by horses

Readers discuss the exploitation of equine animals, the spirit of Ramadan in Hong Kong, and why members of the ethnic minority community should master Chinese.

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Why do Chinese love water chestnuts? All about the lucky ‘horse’s hoof’

A humble and vastly underrated ingredient, water chestnuts are used in a popular Lunar New Year dessert and also have many health benefits.

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On the Menu | What do an American reality TV show and Chinese aunties have in common?

A Chinese millennial woman talks fat and fortune as she contrasts the toxic culture of the early noughties with today’s body positivity.

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Editorial | Hong Kong should temper optimism with caution in Year of the Horse

Another neutral prophecy puts the onus on the city to proceed with prudence and act to bring about its own good fortune.

Kenneth Lau, chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, takes part in the fortune stick drawing ritual at Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin on February 18, the second day of Lunar New Year. Photo: Jelly Tse
Chinese culture

Feng shui advice for Dragons for a lucky, healthy Year of the Horse 2026

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan shares where Dragons can put auspicious items at home and work for fortune in the Year of the Fire Horse.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fireworks dazzle as visitor numbers gallop ahead

City leader John Lee vows to carry out reforms at full speed, says to public ‘let’s march forward bravely and confidently together’ in new year.

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Chinese culture

When should you open your Lunar New Year red packets? The luckiest time, and why

It is considered rude to open lai see in front of the giver but don’t leave the red packets unopened for more than a couple of months.

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Giving red packets (also called lai see or hong bao) is a Lunar New Year tradition, but when should you open them? Photo: Getty Images
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Feng shui advice for Rabbits for luck in money, health and romance

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan shares where Rabbits can put lucky coloured items at home and work for good fortune in the Year of the Fire Horse.

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How can those born in the Year of the Rabbit use feng shui to improve their luck in love, money and health this coming year? Feng shui practitioner Andrew Kwan shares advice. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s first 4 babies of Year of the Horse include fifth child for a couple

Among newborns are a girl whose father is a talent visa holder from mainland China and a boy who is the fifth child of a local couple.

Chinese culture

Which zodiac signs must appease the tai sui in the Year of the Horse 2026?

Horses, Rats, Oxen and Rabbits clash with the tai sui in the Year of the Fire Horse. Here’s how you can mitigate the adverse effects.

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