The traditional chinese calendar follows a metonic cycle a system used by the modern jewish calendar and returns to the same date in gregorian calendar roughly.
Chinese new year calendar animal meaning.
As it happens this upcoming chinese new year 2014 celebrates the year of the horse.
The dates of chinese lunar new year vary every year but will fall on a day in january or february.
The chinese zodiac or shengxiao shnng sshyao born resembling is a repeating cycle of 12 years with each year being represented by an animal and its reputed attributes.
In order the 12 chinese horoscope animals are.
Chinese zodiac animals will also express global influences.
2020 is the year of the rat inaugurating a new 12 year cycle in the chinese zodiac beginning on saturday january 25 the lunar new year.
To wit 2001 the year of the snake was an extraordinarily.
There will not be another horse year for 12 years making 2026 the next chinese horse year.
However things are not that easy.
Chinese zodiac signs are based on the year you were born.
The gregorian calendar dates for chinese new year from 1912 to 2101 are below along with the year s presiding animal zodiac and its stem branch.
The chinese zodiac is based on a twelve year cycle each year in that cycle related to an animal sign.
Each chinese zodiac animal has personality traits assigned to it by the ancient chinese.
2014 is the year of the horse.
But in chinese astrology your zodiac sign depends on the year you were born rather than the month because the 12 year chinese zodiac calendar is a repeating calendar of time.
You probably know there are 12 chinese zodiac animals used to represent years 2021 is the year of the ox zodiac signs play an integral part in chinese culture and can be used to determine your fortune for the year marriage compatability career fit best times to have a baby and so much more.
The chinese zodiac consists of 12 animals which do not.
Rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig.
Chinese zodiac signs and their meanings.
This animal hides in your heart.
The chinese believe the animal ruling one s birth year has a profound influence on personality and destiny.
The 12 animals in order are rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse goat monkey rooster dog and pig.