Chinese New Year 2022 – Year of the Tiger

Nafl.19.66

Technical data:
Stamp size:   6x (35 mm x 35 mm)

Single stamps
Cat 1 stamp
Cat 2 stamp
70 cents stamp
334 cents stamp
478 cents stamp
746 cents stamp

Designer:
Marcel van Duijneveldt

Description

A Water Tiger year occurs every 60 years.

Years of the Tiger include 2022, 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 19501938.

The Tiger ranks third among the animals of the Chinese zodiac. The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each year is related to an animal sign according to a 12-year-cycle.

The Tiger is known as the king of all beasts in China. The zodiac sign Tiger is a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness. Many Chinese kids wear hats or shoes with a tiger image for good luck.

Ox and Goat are the luckiest zodiac signs in the year of 2022. For those born in the years of the Rat, Snake, Monkey, Pig and Dog, you will need to make comparatively more effort in order to make achievements. Rabbit, Dragon, Horse, and Rooster people are destined to enjoy a smooth life and good luck in making money this year. Tigers will encounter their ‘birth sign year’ (benmingnian本命年) in 2022. Wearing red will bring good luck in a birth sign year.

Lucky numbers: 1, 3, and 4 and numbers containing them (like 13 and 43)