This site is certainly going to be revisited by me, at least!
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco: Celebration of the Chinese New Year
Chinese lunisolar* calendar starts on the new moon night between January 19th & February 21st. Traditionally the New Year was celebrated for 2 weeks. Year of the (Fire) Rooster started 28 Feb 2017, next start: 2/16/18 (dog) & 2/5/19 (pig). Cycle resumes on 25Jan2020, A Year of the Rat, then 12Feb21 (ox), 1Feb22 (tiger) & 22Jan23(rabbit). (*) - lunisolar, not purely lunar as the Islamic calendar.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Spring Equinox is Coming
Did you know that Chinese New Year is halfway between the Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi) and Spring Equinox? Actually it is on the first new moon on or after the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox. The vernal or spring equinox is the middle of spring & will be March 20th, 2006 for the Northern Hemisphere.
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