The arrival of a new year is an ordinary occurence for many, but there are some who believe it pays to look into the alignment of stars and its meaning. Here are ten things to know about the year 2015, the Year of the Wood Sheep, according to astrology.

Some entrepreneurs seek the forecast of astrologers and New Age practitioners out of sheer curiosity. Others do the same as part of their personal ritual. Here is a quick round-up of some 2015 meanings and forecast in the areas of business, career, romance, and life in general.

Chinese New Year Starts Feb. 19

The year of the 2015 Green Wood Sheep begins Feb. 19. The beginning of the Lunar New Year coincides with the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle.

2015 Is Year Of The Wood Sheep: Ten Things To Know

1. The other sheep years are: 1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991 and 2003.

2. "This year will be especially lucky and rewarding for people who are born in the Year of the Sheep or Goat," reports sunsigns.org.

3. The sheep is an "auspicious animal," reports chinesenewyearday.com.

4. "The upcoming year of 2015 will be rich in positive emotions and intoxicating amorous affairs," reports gotohoroscope.com.

5. Gotohoroscope advises: "In 2015 try to do what you like or at least try to enjoy what you do!"

6. The lucky colours for people with Year of the Sheep birth dates are: red, green and purple, according to chinesenewyearin.com.

7. The lucky numbers are: 3, 4, 5, 12, 34, 45, 54, reports gotohoroscope.

8. Feng Shui practitioner Paul Ng, who calls himself a "philosopher and geomancer," shares with his website readers the following "favourable" business: real estate, electronics, food, automobile, mining, show business, and banking, among others.

9. In Mr Ng's "unfavourable business" predictions, these businesses would not do well: business involving water, travel, clothing, and imports and exports.

10. More from gotohoroscope: Among the celebrities born in the Year of the sheep are: Pamela Anderson, Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson, Mick Jagger, and Bruce Willis, among others.