![]() ![]() If you are born in the year of the dragon, you are thought to be brave, enterprising, and quick-tempered.įor educational activities on Chinese New Year and Chinese culture, check out .įor a KidCulture reading list about Chinese New Year, click here. Some people believe that you share personality traits with the animal assigned to the year you were born. The cat failed to show up at all and that is why there is no year of the cat. ![]() The legend states that the rat was the first to arrive and so got the first year in the cycle. 23 and marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon.Īccording to legend, Buddha asked all the animals to say goodbye to him when it was his time to leave the earth.īut only 12 animals showed up for the farewell so to honor them Buddha assigned an animal to each of the years in a 12-year cycle. The new year, number 4710 on the Chinese calendar – officially begins Jan. This year, Chinese New Year begins on Jan. The Chinese calendar follows no fixed date and the new year is determined by the moon. ![]() While most of us are still working on the New Year’s resolutions we made just weeks ago, it’s already time to say Happy New Year again as we celebrate Chinese New Year. ![]()
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