SOME FACTS ABOUT CHINESE NEW YEAR

-          The Chinese New Year always falls between January 21 and February 21 and is based on the lunar-solar cycle. 

-          Each year is represented or designated by one of the 12 animals

o   Year of the Rat

o   Year of the Ox

o   Year of the Tiger

o   Year of the Hare (rabbit)

o   Year of the Dragon

o   Year of the Snake

o   Year of the Horse

o   Year of the Ram (sheep, goat)

o   Year of the Monkey

o   Year of the Rooster

o   Year of the Dog

o   Year of the Pig (Boar)

-          The Chinese calls the New Year's Celebration the "Spring Festival." This particular calligraphy is a reproduction of the work by one of master calligrapher Zhao Mengfu  (1254-1322) who wrote it more than 600 years ago.

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Chinese Lunar Zodiac Calendar Actual New Years begin dates for the past 100 years
Chinese New Yearbegan on:	Lunar Animal was:
1903 - Jan. 29	Rabbit / Hare
1904 - Feb. 16	Dragon
1905 - Feb. 04	Snake / Serpent
1906 - Jan. 25	Horse/Pony
1907 - Feb. 13	Goat / Ram / Lamb
1908 - Feb. 02	Monkey
1909 - Jan. 22	Rooster
1910 - Feb. 10	Dog
1911 - Jan. 30	pig/boar
1912 - Feb. 18	Mouse / Rat
1913 - Feb. 06	Ox - Bull
1914 - Jan. 26	Tiger
1915 - Feb. 14	Rabbit / Hare
1916 - Feb. 03	Dragon
1917 - Jan. 23	Snake / Serpent
1918 - Feb. 11	Horse / Pony
1919 - Feb. 01	Goat / Ram / Lamb
1920 - Feb. 20	Monkey
1921 - Feb. 08	Rooster
1922 - Jan. 28	Dog
1923 - Feb. 16	pig/boar
1924 - Feb. 05	Mouse / Rat
1925 - Jan. 25	ox - bull
1926 - Feb. 13	Tiger
1927 - Feb. 02	Rabbit / Hare
1928 - Jan. 23	Dragon
1929 - Feb. 10	Snake / Serpent
1930 - Jan. 30	Horse/Pony
1931 - Feb. 17	Goat / Ram / Lamb
1932 - Feb. 06	Monkey
1933 - Jan. 26	Rooster
1934 - Feb. 14	Dog
1935 - Feb. 04	pig/boar
1936 - Jan. 24	Mouse / Rat
1937 - Feb. 11	Ox - Bull
1938 - Jan. 31	tiger
1939 - Feb. 19	Rabbit / Hare
1940 - Feb. 08	Dragon
1941 - Jan. 27	Snake / Serpent
1942 - Feb. 15	Horse / Pony
1943 - Feb. 05	Goat / Ram / Lamb
1944 - Jan. 25	Monkey
1945 - Feb. 13	Rooster
1946 - Feb. 02	Dog
1947 - Jan. 22	pig / boar
1948 - Feb. 10	Mouse / Rat
1949 - Jan. 29	Ox - Bull
1950 - Feb. 17	Tiger
1951 - Feb. 06	Rabbit / Hare
1952 - Jan. 27	Dragon
1953 - Feb. 14	Snake / Serpent
1954 - Feb. 03	Horse /  Pony
1955 - Jan. 24	Goat / Ram / Lamb
1956 - Feb. 12	Monkey
1957 - Jan. 31	Rooster
1958 - Feb. 18	Dog
1959 - Feb. 08	Pig / Boar
1960 - Jan. 28	Mouse / Rat
1961 - Feb. 15	Ox - Bull
1962 - Feb. 05	Tiger
1963 - Jan. 25	rabbit / hare
1964 - Feb. 13	dragon
1965 - Feb. 02	snake / serpant
1966 - Jan. 21	horse / pony
1967 - Feb. 09	goat / ram / lamb
1968 - Jan. 30	monkey
1969 - Feb. 17	rooster
1970 - Feb. 06	dog
1971 - Jan. 27	pig/boar
1972 - Feb. 15	mouse / rat
1973 - Feb. 03	Ox - Bull
1974 - Jan. 23	Tiger
1975 - Feb. 11	Rabbit / Hare
1976 - Jan. 31	Dragon
1977 - Feb. 18	Snake / serpent
1978 - Feb. 07	Horse / Pony
1979 - Jan. 28	Goat / Ram / Lamb
1980 - Feb. 16	Monkey
1981 - Feb. 05	Rooster
1982 - Jan. 25	Dog
1983 - Feb. 13	pig/boar
1984 - Feb. 02	Mouse / Rat
1985 - Feb. 20	Ox - Bull
1986 - Feb. 09	Tiger
1987 - Jan. 29	Rabbit / Hare
1988 - Feb. 17	Dragon
1989 - Feb. 06	Snake / Serpent
1990 - Jan. 27	Horse / Pony
1991 - Feb. 15	Goat / Ram / Lamb
1992 - Feb. 04	Monkey
1993 - Jan. 23	Rooster
1994 - Feb. 10	Dog
1995 - Jan. 31	Pig / Boar
1996 - Feb. 19	Mouse / Rat
1997 - Feb. 07	Ox - Bull
1998 - Jan. 28	Tiger
1999 - Feb. 16	Rabbit / Hare
2000 - Feb. 05	Dragon
2001 - Jan. 24	Snake / Serpent
2002 - Feb. 12	Horse / Pony
2003 - Feb. 01	Goat / Ram / Lamb
2004 - Jan. 22	Monkey
2005 - Feb. 9	Year of the Rooster
2006 - Jan. 29	Year of the Dog
2007 - Feb. 18	Year of the pig / boar
2008 - Feb. 7	Year of the Mouse / Rat
2009 - Jan. 26	Year of the Ox - Bull
2010 - Feb. 14	year of the Tiger
2011 - Feb. 3	year of the Rabbit / Hare
2012 - Jan. 23	YEAR OF THE Dragon
2013 - Feb. 10	Year of Snake / Serpent
2014 - Jan. 31	Year of the Horse / Pony
2015 - Feb. 19	Year of the Goat / Ram / Lamb

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