02/17/2026
As many around the world welcome the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year), I want to extend warm wishes to those celebrating. ❤️
This sacred time, rooted in centuries of tradition in China and across the global Chinese community, marks renewal, family connection, and the welcoming of a new cycle.
The Lunar New Year is traditionally a time of clearing away the old, before the new year - cleaning homes, settling debts - to make space for the new, honoring ancestors, and consciously inviting good fortune, health, and prosperity for the year ahead. It carries a beautiful sense of hope: that each new beginning offers an opportunity to realign with what truly matters.
This year we move into the Year of the Horse, following the Year of the Snake. The Snake year is often associated with introspection, wisdom, and quiet transformation — a time of shedding old layers and going inward. The Horse, by contrast, symbolizes freedom, momentum, passion, and confident action. After a year of reflection and inner growth, the Horse invites us to move boldly ahead with clarity and heart.
May this new lunar year bring hope, prosperity, and deep peace to you and your loved ones. ✨