Last year's Chinese New Year was on a different day than this year's because our western (Gregorian) calendar clashes (doesn't match) with the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Thus, Chinese New Year is never on the same day every year.
thosands of years
they are different because they are really celebrated by different types of people and they have different gods and celebrate it in a different way...
Chinese New Year celebrations last for 15 days.
1997 and then last year 2009 as well
The next Chinese year of the Rooster will start on January 28th, 2017. Like all Chinese years associated with an animal, they happen every 12 years. Therefore the last one began in 2005, on February 8th. Because the Chinese New Year is associated with the moon, the actual day and month they begin varies each year.
Chinese New Year is 15 days.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 2013 was the snake.
it was tiger
It last 8 years
Usually Chinese New Year is last for 15 days,but public holiday is for 1st and 2nd day of Chinese New Year only. The 9th day of Chinese New Year is the most celebrated among Chinese in Penang and Johore as birthday of "Tian Gong"
This Friday
The Year of the Dragon will next fall in 2012.In 1992 was the year of the dragon In 1992 was one of the years.2000