Because the Chinese calendar defines the lunar month containing the winter solstice as the 11th month, the Lunar New Year usually falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. Just like New Year according to the Gregorian calendar (January 1), Lunar New Year celebrations start on the...
Said to have originated from a Chinese Poem about 12 animals that came from the heavens to help farmers with their crops, each year is represented by a specific animal. People born in the year of those animals are said to embody specific personality traits, not unlike traditional astrology. T...
People’s birth years determine their Chinese zodiac signs. However, things are not that easy! There is an animal representing each year, but the “year” is defined by Chinese lunar calendar, not the Gregorian year you are familiar with from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. ...
This is a time for family, friends and feast, and to honor family ancestors – all to help bring in that good luck in the new year.One of the 12 zodiac animals represent each year of the lunar calendar and 2023 marks the...
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The crescent shape in the center of the rabbit’s head references the lunar calendar on which Lunar New Year is based and the celestial themes of the Chinese zodiac. The rabbit is the fourth of the 12 zodiac animal signs associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. Many ancient fables and ...
The Lunar calendar celebrates its first new day when a new moon appears, a theory which is more than 5,000 years old. This calendar has 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs, known as Ben Ming Nian, and these rotate every year, as opposed to every...
In the lunar calendar each month begins on the darkest day. The New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter equinox in the northern hemisphere.Matariki, the Māori New Year, is held in June, and is a similar new year celebration for the southern hemisphere. ...
In anticipation ofChinese New Year, we would like to predict what 2018 has in store for the 12 zodiac signs in the lunar calendar. Are you ready? Here's how your animal might affect you in the year ahead: RAT Years: 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 ...
BACKGROUND:The tiger is the third of the 12 zodiac animal signs associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. As with other zodiac signs, personality traits and other attributes are often associated with people born in the year of a particular animal. Those born during the Year of the Tiger may...