How do you explain Chinese New Year?
Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday celebrated among Chinese people. It is often referred to as the spring festival because it signals the beginning of spring. It is a time when families and friends get together to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.
What was the Chinese New Year last year?
Recent/upcoming years of the Tiger are 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, and 2022. You can use our free Chinese zodiac sign calculator tool to find your zodiac animal sign and check your horoscope in 2022 on our page Chinese zodiac.
What zodiac animal is February?
Chinese Lunar New Year – Calendar and Zodiac Animals
| If you were born on or between these dates you are: | Zodiac Animal and Characteristic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 January 25 | 2021 February 11 | Rat |
| 2019 February 5 | 2020 January 24 | Pig |
| 2018 February 16 | 2019 February 4 | Dog |
| 2017 January 28 | 2018 February 15 | Rooster |
Why is Chinese New Year so important?
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is the most important celebration observed in China, with cultural and historic significance. The festival signals the beginning of spring, and the start of a new year according to the Chinese lunar calendar.
What do Chinese Year animals mean?
The Chinese zodiac is a mathematical cycle of 12 animals. Each animal represents one year. People are associated with the zodiac animal for the year that they are born. Zodiac animals can also represent hours of the day and directions.
Why is Chinese New Year important?
Why is it called Chinese New Year?
Because the traditional Chinese calendar is mostly based on the changes in the moon, the Chinese New Year is also known in English as the “Lunar New Year” or “Chinese Lunar New Year”. This name comes from “Luna”, an old Latin name for the moon. Another old name for the holiday was Lìchūn, meaning “Early Spring”.