Chinese lunar Calendar has been used by the Chinese people for more than 4000 years. They use 12 animal symbols to represent 12 years. Each 12 years is a cycle. And every sixty year is a major cycle. Chinese new year starts on the first day of the first month of Chinese Lunar Year usually it's new Moon. The celebration usually last for 15 days. In China, it’s called the Spring Festival. The traditional celebration including eating Dumplings on new years eve and blustering lots of fireworks throughout the night. The celebration ends on the 15th. day - the Lantern Festival. Streets are decorated with beautiful lanterns. If You want to know your horoscope sign in Chinese way, this table below is just a reference. For detail personality of the year, check on the web site of www.ytv.com
Year of
Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020
Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2021
Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022
Rabbit 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023
Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024
Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013 2025
Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026
Goat 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027
Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028
Rooster 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029
Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018 2030
Pig 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031

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