The Chinese year is based on Animals
It's not based on the year... it's based on the month and it is February. Or it can be Jan.
The Chinese new year is on a different date every year because it is based on the Chinese calendar, known as the lunisolar calendar. Typically date systems are usually based upon the Gregorian calendar.
It is based off the Lunar phase. Chinese New Year is on the first day of the first lunar month.
Chinese New Year is a celebration of the richness of Chinese culture, traditions and customs. It is also the start of the new year in the Chinese calendar, based on the moon.
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A Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, so based on the moon and the sun's year. It is also based on a 12 year cycle using 12 different animals.
The Chinese Zodiac is based on the year of birth, and not the month.
The Chinese calendar is a lunar calendar, which is based on the moons cycle. Chinese new year falls between January 21 and February 19. The next Chinese year will be cycle 78, year 28, the year of the hare and will begin on Gregorian February 3 2011
No, Chinese New Year is not a religious festival; it is a new year based on the traditional Chinese calendar. Not all Chinese are Buddhists, many have different religions ranging from Taoism to Christianity. Therefore, people may worship Buddha on Chinese New Year, but it is not a custom belonging to Chinese New Year, but more of a personal practice of Buddhists.
It is the new year based on the Chinese traditional calendar, like the new year we celebrate on 1st January every year, only on a different date.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1975 was the rabbit.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1969 was the rooster.