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# Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the longest and the most important celebration in the Chinese Calendar. Chinese will begin celebrating on the New Year's Eve and the celebrations will last for about 15 days. Chinese New Year is the first day of the lunar calendar. It is also the start of the Spring Season, hence it is also known as the Spring Festival.

History tells that the Chinese started celebrating the Chinese New Year from about 2000 BC. They started to celebrate Chinese New Year on the first day of the lunar calendar based on Emperor Wu Di's almanac of the Han Dynasty.Legend has it that there was a beast called the Nian that come out to eat people on New Year Day. An old Chinese man had killed it and to commemorate this event, the Chinese have started to celebrate the New Year.

YEAR OF SNAKE 2025
YEAR OF DRAGON 2024
Year Of RABBIT 2023
Year Of TIGER 2022
Year Of OX 2021
Year Of RAT 2020
Year Of PIG 2019
Year of DOG 2018
Year of ROOSTER 2017
Year of MONKEY 2016
Year of SHEEP 2015
Year of HORSE 2014
Year of SNAKE 2013
Year of DRAGON 2012
Year of RABBIT 2011
Year of TIGER 2010
Year of OX 2009
Year of RAT 2008
Year of PIG 2007
Year of DOG 2006
Year of ROOSTER 2005
Year of MONKEY 2004

The lunar calendar is represented by twelve animals. Each year is represented by one animal. The 12 animals in order are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.

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