Chinese lunisolar* calendar starts on the new moon night between January 21 and February 20. Traditionally the New Year was celebrated for 2 weeks. Year of the (green/wood) Snake started Jan 29, 2025. Next up: Fire Horse (red, 2/17/2026), Fire Goat/Sheep (Feb 6, 2027), Earth Monkey (1/26/2028), Earth Rooster (2/13/2029), Metal Dog (Feb 3, 2030), Metal Pig (1/23/2031).
Rat goes first. The cycle restarts on Feb 11, 2032.
(*) - lunisolar, not purely lunar as the Islamic calendar.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Making Lantern Riddles
I never thought I'd be able to link to one of my favorite blogs from my Chinese New Year blog - but it has happened! The Eides had a "Brain break" on riddle poems last week. They did not say much, but did link to an article I have used for reference "Riddle-Poems, and How to Make Them" as well as provide a new link which seems more fun - to another blogger called "Riddleman". Here is a link to his "Language Riddles" section.
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