Sam Harrelson

Happy Chinese New Year!

January 29, 2006 is the first day of the Chinese new year. This year is known as
the Year of the Dog. It is Year 4703 by the Chinese calendar.

The following is from a site called ChinaPage.  Enjoy!

Chinese calendar has been in continuous use for centuries, which predates the
International Calendar (based on the Gregorian Calendar) we
use at the present day which goes back only some 425 years.  The calendar measures time,
from short durations of minutes and hours, to intervals of time
measured in months, years and centuries, entirely based on the
astronomical observations of the movement
of the Sun, Moon and stars.   
Read more about it.

 

January 29, 2006 is the first day of the Chinese new year.

 

There are three ways to name a Chinese year:

1. By an animal (like a mscot).

This year is known as the Year of the Dog.
There are 12 animal names; so by this system, year names
are re-cycled every 12 years. More.

2. By its Formal Name (Stem-Branch).
   The new year is the year of bingxu.
   

   In the ‘Stem-Branch’ system, the years are named in 60-year cycles, and the Name of the Year is repeated
   every 60 years.
   2006 is the 7th year in the current 60-year cycle.
    

    

3. It is Year 4703 by the Chinese calendar.

   [A few Chinese astrological/zodiac websites believe this year should be
   considered as Year 4704 for zodiac calculations.]

    

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