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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 ]
15 February 1904: Water Cat 14 February 1915: 3 February 1916: Wood Cat 2 February 1927: 22 January 1928: Fire Cat 19 February 1939: 7 February 1940: Earth Cat 6 February 1951: 26 January 1952: Metal Cat 25 January 1963: 12 February 1964: Water Cat 11 February 1975: 30 January 1976: Wood Cat 29 January 1987: 16 February 1988: Fire Cat 16 ...
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.
Chinese New Year is a celebration based on the ancient Chinese lunar calendar. It typically lasts about 16 days and is a time for honoring deities and ancestors, as well as for hosting family ...
The date of the Chinese New Year accords with the patterns of the lunisolar calendar and hence is variable from year to year. The invariant between years is that the winter solstice, Dongzhi is required to be in the eleventh month of the year [ 42 ] This means that Chinese New Year will be on the second new moon after the previous winter ...
Food. Games. Health. ... Jan. 2, 2024. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon on the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ... Jan. 16, 2024. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 10 this year ...
Chinese astrology has a close relation with Chinese philosophy (theory of the three harmonies: heaven, earth, and human), and uses the principles of yin and yang, wuxing (five phases), the ten Heavenly Stems, the twelve Earthly Branches, the lunisolar calendar (moon calendar and sun calendar), and the time calculation after year, month, day ...
3 February 1916: Wood Rabbit 2 February 1927: 22 January 1928: Fire Rabbit 19 February 1939: 7 February 1940: Earth Rabbit 6 February 1951: 26 January 1952: Metal Rabbit 25 January 1963: 12 February 1964: Water Rabbit 11 February 1975: 30 January 1976: Wood Rabbit 29 January 1987: 16 February 1988: Fire Rabbit 16 February 1999: 4 February 2000 ...