Each winter, many people from Asian countries and their diasporas around the world celebrate Lunar New Year. For the Chinese, it not only marks the passage of time, but it also means getting a new animal to represent the year. For example, 2026 is the year of the horse. (More specifically, it is the year of the fire horse.)

The energy of the Fire Horse will be felt collectively. However, how we experience the energy of the pyro pony depends on our Chinese zodiac sign.

Chinese astrology and Feng Shui expert Vicki Iskandar tells PEOPLE what the Year of the Horse means for those born in the year of the Ox

Lunar New Year begins February 17—here's what it celebrates, why dates shift, and what the Year of the Fire Horse means.

Li Chun Day, the beginning of spring according to the bazi calendar, falls on February 4, in the days leading up to New Year’s Day. Depositing money, wearing red, manifesting our goals, and egg balancing (placing an egg on its pointed edge to stand up for good luck and abundance) are just a few ways to harness positivity as we welcome fresh beginnings.

Chrysanthemums are one of the Four Gentlemen of China, flowers that appear as a frequent motif in Chinese artwork, along with bamboo, orchid and plum blossom. Each flower represents a season, with chrysanthemums representing autumn.

What does the fire horse mean in Chinese astrology? A feng shui expert explains the meaning for the collective and what to know.