Jan. 22, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2024 - Year of the Rabbit

Chinese 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 February

The 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

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.
Chinese Zodiac Years Chart from 1948 to 2031

Feb. 10, 2024 – Jan. 28, 2025 Year of the Dragon

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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