In addition to traditional celebrations and activities, there are some interesting facts about the Chinese New Year that people rarely know.
Find out about the poisonous King Cobra… 3. Pit vipers, boa constrictors and pythons can sense heat. Have you ever wondered how a snake can attack it’s prey in the dark? They can sense the heat of their prey using the two holes in their face called pits. This makes it very hard...
As the new moon rises this week, it ushers in a new year on thelunar calendarused by many cultures across East and Southeast Asia. On the Chinese zodiac’s 12-year lunar cycle, 2025 is the Year of the Snake—an animal that symbolizes wisdom and change. These limbless reptiles can be f...
Each new year manifests the attributes of one of the 12 zodiacs: Rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. In 1912, the Chinese adopted the Gregorian Calendar, which celebrates the New Year on the eve of December 31 to welcome January 1 as ...
Chinese New Year is marked by a zodiac animal every year. In China, each lunar cycle has 60 years and every 12 years is regarded as a small cycle. Each of the 12 years is marked by a zodiac sign: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and ...
Here are 20 crazy facts about China that you probably didn’t know. Every year is represented by an animal. You may be familiar with western Zodiac signs, but did you know there is a Chinese Zodiac calendar? The Chinese Zodiac is made up of 12 animal signs. ...
2025 is the Year of the Snake and 2026 is the Year of the Horse. Read more about Chinese Zodiac 4 The celebration lasts for 15 days till Lantern Festival.The peak time of the entire celebration is on Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the lunar new year. The 15th day ...
Happy Chinese New Year! 2025 is the Year of the Snake! Read our Lunar New Year facts for children & learn about Chinese New Year traditions and celebrations
Chinese New Year starts a new animal’s zodiac year. For example, 2024 isthe year of Dragon. The Tiger year starts from the Chinese new year day Feb.10th in 2024 in Gregorian Calendar. 2025 isthe year of Snake. The Snake year will be started from the Chinese New year Jan.29nd in ...
The Lunar New Year celebrations last fifteen days. Zodiac SignsThere are twelve zodiac signs in the Chinese lunar calendar. Read the legend about the zodiac signs here.Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Ox Rat Tiger Rabbit Chinese...