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Chinese New Year

 

 

February 18, 2007 The Year of the Boar
General Characteristics
  • The year of the boar begins on February 18, 2007 and ends on February 6, 2008
  • Chinese New Year (the Lunar New Year) does not begin on January 1st because it corresponds with the second new moon after the winter equinox, varying each year
  • The years progress in cylces of 12 and an animal represents each year
  • The cycles of 12 are repeated 5 times, forming an entire cycle of 60 years

 

 

 

 

 

 
hand-painted Chinese New Year's poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to people's homes in Lijang, Yunnan, China
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