Feb. 10, 2024, or year 4722 in the Chinese Lunar year, starts the Year of the Dragon, otherwise referred to as the Wood Dragon. The dragon is the fifth animal in the Chinese zodiac 12-year animal cycle. The dragon is unique from the other zodiac signs in the Chinese calendar because it is the only mythical creature in the cycle. It is believed that the dragon is a symbol of strength and great power which is why Chinese emperors were thought to be descendants of dragons. In Chinese culture, dragons are said to have control over great phenoms of water, such as rainfalls, floods, and typhoons.
In Chinese mythology, there are different colored dragons: black, blue, green, red, yellow, and white, which are said to manifest your goals. The various colored dragons correlate to their symbolism. When you think of black, you think of catastrophes, which is no surprise that the Black Dragon is associated
