Chinese New Year is late this year
Jan. 12th, 2007 02:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenSo I've done my annual search on the web to find out when Chinese New Year will begin, and discovered that it will be much later than usual this year. Apparently there was an extra month last year, a "leap month". More here: http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2007.htm if you want all the details.
Usually it is in January or early February, but this time the new year starts February 17, 2007. Please note this date is for the U.S. -- in China it will start on February 18. The upcoming year will be the Year of the Fire Boar (or Red Pig, if you prefer). On reading more about this year, there is apparently a difference between when the calendar year starts for everyday things and when the calendar year starts for Chinese astrology -- for the latter, the year will start on Feb. 4.... oy.
Anyway, we usually host a Chinese New Year party at the house, so now I have to choose a date for the party. I'm thinking maybe March 4 (a Sunday), but could possibly go for March 3 instead. Technically we could have it on Feb. 25th, but that's the day after Novice Schola, and I expect all the local folks (myself andfitzw included), will be quite exhausted.
Usually it is in January or early February, but this time the new year starts February 17, 2007. Please note this date is for the U.S. -- in China it will start on February 18. The upcoming year will be the Year of the Fire Boar (or Red Pig, if you prefer). On reading more about this year, there is apparently a difference between when the calendar year starts for everyday things and when the calendar year starts for Chinese astrology -- for the latter, the year will start on Feb. 4.... oy.
Anyway, we usually host a Chinese New Year party at the house, so now I have to choose a date for the party. I'm thinking maybe March 4 (a Sunday), but could possibly go for March 3 instead. Technically we could have it on Feb. 25th, but that's the day after Novice Schola, and I expect all the local folks (myself and
fitzw included), will be quite exhausted.
