Chinese New Year 2010: Year of the Tiger – the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays is the Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or sometimes termed as Lunar New Year. On Sunday, February 14, 2010, the Chinese will celebrate their New Year, the Year of the Tiger. The Tiger is third of the 12-year cycle of animals in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

Chinese New Year 2010: The Year of the Tiger comes with intensity, change, drama, travel, new inventions, opportunities and also a possibility of disasters. People born on this year are difficult to resist, their natural air of authority confers a certain prestige on them an they are tempestuous yet calm, courageous in the face of danger yet yielding and soft in mysterious, unexpected places, warm-hearted yet fearsome. Also, they enjoy life full of challenges and unexpected events, like visiting unusual places and meet interesting outstanding people.  They are sensitive, emotional and capable of great love.

Here is the Years and the Five Elements of Chinese New Year 2010: Year of the Tiger. People born with these dates considered to have been born in the Year of the Tiger.

08 February 1902 – 28 January 1903: Water Tiger
26 January 1914 – 13 February 1915: Wood Tiger
13 February 1926 – 1 February 1927: Fire Tiger
31 January 1938 – 18 February 1939: Earth Tiger
17 February 1950 – 5 February 1951: Metal Tiger
05 February 1962 – 24 January 1963: Water Tiger
23 January 1974 – 10 February 1975: Wood Tiger
09 February 1986 – 28 January 1987: Fire Tiger
28 January 1998 – 15 February 1999: Earth Tiger
14 February 2010 – 2 February 2011: Metal Tiger