Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year celebrates the arrival of spring and a fresh start to one’s life. Chinese New Year festival begins on the first day of the first lunar month, a New Moon day. And it ends in the Lantern Festival on the 15th day, a Full Moon day.
This year, the first day of the Chinese New Year fell on the 7th of February. Normally in Singapore, the first two days of the Chinese New Year are declared as official holidays. But, most of the companies close down for at least 4 days to a week.
The Chinese years are named by animals. There are 12 animal names; so by this system, year names are re-cycled every 12 years. 2008 is the Year of the Rat as per Chinese calendar. The other animals include Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
Rat years:
1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Ox years:
1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
Tiger Years:
1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
Rabbit Years:
1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Dragon Years:
1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
Snake Years:
1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
Horse Years:
1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
Sheep Years:
1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Monkey Years:
1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Rooster Years:
1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Dog Years:
1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Pig Years:
1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
For those of you who are celebrating Chinese New Year, GONG XI FA CAI (Happy New Year).
This year, the first day of the Chinese New Year fell on the 7th of February. Normally in Singapore, the first two days of the Chinese New Year are declared as official holidays. But, most of the companies close down for at least 4 days to a week.
The Chinese years are named by animals. There are 12 animal names; so by this system, year names are re-cycled every 12 years. 2008 is the Year of the Rat as per Chinese calendar. The other animals include Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.
Rat years:
1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Ox years:
1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
Tiger Years:
1902, 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
Rabbit Years:
1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Dragon Years:
1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
Snake Years:
1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
Horse Years:
1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
Sheep Years:
1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Monkey Years:
1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Rooster Years:
1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Dog Years:
1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Pig Years:
1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
For those of you who are celebrating Chinese New Year, GONG XI FA CAI (Happy New Year).
Hi!
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Hi EastCoastLife,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. Yes, I am enjoying my stay in Singapore.