The Silver Ox or Ox New Year celebrations in Wuhan, China, the city where the coronavirus pandemic began

According to the Chinese horoscope, each year is linked to an animal throughout the cycle which ends every 12 years. Thus, all the animals of the Chinese horoscope are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. / Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP