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WHEN IS CHINESE NEW YEAR?
|
Animal |
Branch |
New Year dates |
|
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鼠 Rat |
子 Zǐ |
February 19, 1996 |
February 7, 2008 |
|
牛 Ox |
丑 Chǒu |
February 7, 1997 |
January 26, 2009 |
|
虎 Tiger |
寅 Yín |
January 28, 1998 |
February 14, 2010 |
|
兔 Rabbit |
卯 Mǎo |
February 16, 1999 |
February 3, 2011 |
|
龍 Dragon |
辰 Chén |
February 5, 2000 |
January 23, 2012 |
|
蛇 Snake |
巳 Sì |
January 24, 2001 |
February 10, 2013 |
|
馬 Horse |
午 Wǔ |
February 12, 2002 |
January 31, 2014 |
|
羊 Sheep |
未 Wèi |
February 1, 2003 |
February 19, 2015 |
|
猴 Monkey |
申 Shēn |
January 22, 2004 |
February 8, 2016 |
|
雞 Rooster |
酉 Yǒu |
February 9, 2005 |
January 28, 2017 |
|
狗 Dog |
戌 Xū |
January 29, 2006 |
February 16, 2018 |
|
豬 Pig |
亥 Hài |
February 18, 2007 |
February 5, 2019 |
In the Gregorian calendar, Chinese New Year falls on
different dates each year, a date between January 21 and February 20. In the Chinese
calendar, winter
solstice must occur in the 11th month, which means that Chinese New Year
usually falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice (rarely the
third if an intercalary month intervenes). In traditional Chinese
Culture, lichun is a solar term marking the start of spring,
which occurs about February 4.
Main article: Chinese
calendar