 Jan. 22, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2024 - Year of the RabbitChinese New Year (Also called Spring Festival, Lunar New Year) is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival. Observances traditionally take place from New Year’s Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 FebruaryThe Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. The festival was traditionally a time to honor deities as well as ancestors. It is also a tradition for every family to thoroughly clean their house, in order to sweep away any ill fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. Another custom is the decoration of windows and doors with red paper-cuts and couplets. Popular themes among these paper-cuts and couplets include good fortune or happiness, wealth, and longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.
Chinese zodiac years are represented by 12 animals. Each Chinese lunar year has a Chinese zodiac sign animal. The Chinese zodiac year's stsarting date is a little different from the Gregorian year. It starts from Chinese New Year. |
| 2025 | Jan. 29, 2025 – Feb. 16, 2026 | Year of the Snake |
| 2026 | Feb. 17, 2026 – Feb. 5, 2027 | Year of the Horse |
| 2027 | Feb. 6, 2027 – Jan. 25, 2028 | Year of the Goat |
| 2028 | Jan. 26, 2028 – Feb. 12, 2029 | Year of the Monkey |
| 2029 | Feb. 13, 2029 – Feb. 2, 2030 | Year of the Rooster |
| 2030 | Feb. 3, 2030 – Jan. 22, 2031 | Year of the Dog |
| 2031 | Jan. 22, 2031 – Feb. 10, 2032 | Year of the Pig |
Adapted from: The 12 Chinese Zodiac & New Year Animals
Dragon
You like to be the leader - you talk a lot and sometimes ask a bit too much of other people. You can be sensitive.
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