2018 Chinese New Year of the Dog

Renee's family is in town from China and we're showing them around Los Angeles. I'm hoping to visit them in China for the 2019 New Year! The Chinese New Year isn't until February 16th this year, but I wanted to share with you all I've learned. For example, 2018 is the year of the dog, and 2019 the year of the pig! What special New Year's traditions do you share? Do you know what Chinese year you were born in?