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  2. Chinese zodiac - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. [1] The zodiac is very important in traditional Chinese culture and exists as a reflection of Chinese philosophy and culture . [ 2 ]

  3. Dog (zodiac) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 May 2024. Sign of Chinese zodiac Dog "Dog" in regular Chinese characters Chinese 狗 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin gǒu Wade–Giles kou 3 IPA [kòʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gáu Jyutping gau2 IPA [kɐw˧˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ káu Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014 ...

  4. Chinese New Year - Wikipedia

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    In Chinese, the festival is commonly known as the "Spring Festival" (traditional Chinese: 春節; simplified Chinese: 春节; pinyin: Chūnjié), [16] as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of the Chinese New Year ...

  5. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    The new year is on the new moon closest to Lichun (typically 4 February). The new year is on the first new moon after Dahan (typically 20 January) It has been found that Chinese New Year moves back by either 10, 11, or 12 days in most years. If it falls on or before 31 January, then it moves forward in the next year by either 18, 19, or 20 days ...

  6. Chinese calendar correspondence table - Wikipedia

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    Relationship between the current Sexagenary cycle and Gregorian calendar. This Chinese calendar correspondence table shows the stem/branch year names, correspondences to the Western calendar, and other related information for the current, 79th Sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar based on the 2697 BC epoch or the 78th cycle if using the 2637 BC epoch.

  7. Rat (zodiac) - Wikipedia

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    The Year of the Rat and the years of the subsequent other zodiacal animals is celebrated during Chinese New Year, in many parts of the world, with the animal appropriate to each new year serving as an artistic motif for decorations. The Rat and other zodiacal animals are also a popular motif on Chinese lunar coins and other coin series minted ...

  8. Chinese New Year 2024: Dates, this year's animal, and why it ...

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    How long does the Chinese New Year last? Chinese New Year typically lasts about 15 days. However, a few days before and after are also often used for celebrations. Lunar New year 2024 animal. In ...

  9. Horse (zodiac) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 November 2024. Sign of the Chinese zodiac Horse "Horse" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters Traditional Chinese 馬 Simplified Chinese 马 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin mǎ Wade–Giles ma 3 IPA [mà] Hakka Romanization mâ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization ...