Chinese New Year

The Chinese Lunar Calendar names each of the twelve years after an animal. Legend has it that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The Chinese believe the animal ruling the year in which a person is born has a profound influence on personality, saying: "This is the animal that hides in your heart."

Countries and territories with significant Chinese populations celebrates the Lunar New Year.

1943 was the Year of the Sheep.

I don't think there is a term...

You may be looking for the term 'Golden' if thinking of 50 years of marriage, other than that, answer as above

The Chinese Zodiac is based on a lunar calender so Jan 1st to Feb 7th of 1940 is the Rabbit. Feb 8th to Dec 31st 1940 makes you a Dragon.

Dragons have strong personalities. They are self -assured and confident in their own abilities. They do not suffer fools easily, and become impatient with people who they perceive throw in the towel too readily: for their own part, they can put up quite a fight. Dragons are honest, and often speak their minds, even when this is not appropriate. They are popular if somewhat inconsistent, full of energy, charismatic and colourful, strong, enthusiastic and inspiring. The dragon is averse to any form of routine, preferring the freedom to pursue his or her own agenda. Should a dragon feel imprisoned either mentally or physically they will become very erratic. Once in decline, a dragon tends to become lazy, fat and bitter. The outspoken nature of the dragon, and their tunnel vision may make him or her appear brash. However, by nature the dragon is a romantic. The Dragon in 2009 Year of the Ox Those born 1916 (Fire), 1928 (Earth), 1940 (Metal), 1952 (Water), 1964 (Wood), 1976 (Fire), 1988 (Earth), 2000 (Metal) and 2012 (Water).

Like the Ox, Dragon is related to the Earth element and this year should be generally successful. There are changes in the wind that may see you take an unexpected direction in life. Patience is the key word for you as you may not find your expectations met so readily. This could be a good year to change residence or make changes within the home, but on the career front it is advisable to be cautious with change until perhaps Tiger year in 2010. Romance can be challenging this year but overall you should find happiness and contentment with loved ones. Your lucky gemstone is Amethyst and helps with intuition, wealth, spirituality and assists your psychic powers. Your most compatible signs are Rat, Monkey, Tiger, Snake and Pig, and your best months are June and December.

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The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1953 was the snake.

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Jan 1st to Feb. 7th is Dog - Earth

Feb 8th - Dec 31st is Pig - Earth

The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1981 was the rooster.

The cow/ox is the zodiac animal for the year 1997

The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1962 was the tiger.

lanterns are mainly red in China

because in Chinese culture, people believe red can bring people good luck

so red lanterns means family unity, success in business, fortune, brightness, energy, perfection and wealth....

it is on the 15th of january and it is fixed on that day because the first chinese lunar festival is on that day

Happy new year and the best wishes for you

Because it brings "good fortune" ~ the origins of this reside with the Chinese pronunciation of the word radish (è��é ­) which is very similar to fortune (å½©é ­). A

Also, the "cake" in radish cake when you pronouce it in Chinese is a homophone for "high" and eating more "cake" especially during the New Years or eating "New Year's Cake" will bring your upcoming year "even higher" or better in prosperity, luck or health.

To a certain extent, yes it does. There are many elements of Chinese New Year that are based on Chinese Folk religion and Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. However, Chinese New Year is first and foremost a cultural celebration of the Chinese culture and therefore it is not purely religious.

This unique reading is based on Five Element Theory, one of the oldest ideas used in Chinese astrology and a key component as well of Chinese philosophy and medicine. The five elements are associated with the five directions (North, South, East, West and Center) and as such have a 4,000 year history in Chinese thought. In contrast animals have been used as convenient short hand for designating years but not as integral components of horoscopes until very modern times. Even today many traditional astrologers do not even mention animals in their readings! Simply put the theory states that the energy of the universe manifests itself through five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Ideally there is a roughly equal number of each element in a chart, thus signifying balance and harmony

A Pig is blue and sometimes yellow

I am Chinese, and there is a traditional legend that the most special animals on the earth were invited to a party with "The ruler of the heavens" and then the ruler tells them to run in a race and the order of the animals is according to the place in the race that they were in. You might not understand, because it a Chinese legend. That us the best way I can put it.

The Chinese zodiac for 1995 will depend on your birthdate. This will either be the Year of the Dog (February 10, 1994 - January 30, 1995) or the Year of the Pig (January 31, 1995 - February 18, 1996).

If born before Feb 18 the person is of the Yin Fire Rooster. If born Feb 18, 1958-Feb 07 1959 the person has the year of the Yang Earth Dog.

The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1972 was the rat.

Rat.