Chinese New Year from Musical Mandarin

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.

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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Childbook lists over 100 CNY events!

ChildBook.com's list of Chinese New Year Events across the US and Canada for 2008 now has more tahn 100 events. Locations for events range from a Joss House in Evanton, Wyoming to the largest Chinese New Year Parade parade in San Francisco to Washington DC to New York City. Celebrations range from dances to performances to parades.

Chinese New Year Information on www.childbook.com includes recommended the calendar of events, recommended books (many of which you can buy from them) and a reference back to this blog!

Full disclosure: I am a satisfied customer, but have no business relationship with them.