Two interesting things are urgently needed in the new year! !

China New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. It is also called Spring Festival or Lunar New Year. The exact date of the Spring Festival in the western calendar changes every year. However, China New Year occurs between 1 month 1 and February 19.

In the China calendar, there is an animal name every year. These animals are rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs. A China legend says that these twelve animals had a competition. The first year was named after the winner mouse. Other 1 1 years are named according to the order in which animals arrive in the competition. The clever mouse jumped on the cow's back, then jumped over the cow's head at the finish line, and the first one reached the finish line!

People in China believe that people born in a certain year have some characteristics of animals.

the Spring Festival; Chinese New Year

For Chinese people all over the world, the New Year in China is the most important festival. People also call it Spring Festival or Lunar New Year. The exact date of the Spring Festival on the Gregorian calendar changes every year. However, the Spring Festival is generally between 65438+ 10 1 and February 65438+August. In the lunar calendar, there is a zodiac every year. These zodiac signs are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. According to legend, these twelve animals held a competition. The first year was named after the winning mouse, and the other eleven years were named according to the order in which the animals reached the finish line. The clever mouse jumped on the cow's back, jumped over the cow's head at the last minute, and reached the finish line first!

People in China believe that people born in a certain year have some characteristics of this year's Zodiac.