CHINESE NEW YEAR

Chinese New Year ... the complete guide to the Chinese New Year. Fortune cookies.
Chinese Calendar and more for 2009 - the Year of the Ox

 

 
 
  Chinese New Year

Year of the Rat



Rats are said to be imaginative, charming and very generous to those they love - although they do have a tendency to be quick-tempered and over-critical. They are supposed to make good writers, critics and publicists.

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Rat   1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996 2008 2020
Ox   1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009 2121
Tiger   1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998 2010 2022
Rabbit   1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023
Dragon   1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000 2012 2024
Snake   1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001 2013 2025
Horse   1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002 2014 2026
Sheep   1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027
Monkey   1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004 2016 2028
Rooster   1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005 2017 2029
Dog   1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006 2018 2030
Boar   1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031

 

Future Chinese New Year dates
Ox 26th January 2009
Tiger 10th February 2010

Rabbit

3rd February 2011

Dragon

23rd January 2012

Snake

10th February 2013

Horse

31st January 2014

Ram/Sheep

19th February 2015

Monkey

9th February 2016

Rooster

28th January 2017

Dog

16th February 2018

Boar

5th February 2019

Rat

25th January 2020