My Chinese New Year Education

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I could have asked a friend and neighbor who has a good knowledge of China but instead relied on collected information.

For those of you who like myself have a no -existent to limited knowledge of the Chinese calendar, these few pointers from China Page bring some light on the Chinese New Year subject.

Here they are:

"There are three ways to name a Chinese year:
1. By an animal (like a mascot). 2008 was known as the Year of the Rat. 2009 is the Year of the Ox. There are 12 animal names; so by this system, year names are repeated every 12 years. More.

2. By its Formal Name (Stem-Branch). 2009 is the Year of Ji Chou. In the 'Stem-Branch' system, the years are counted in 60-year Cycles, so that the Name of the Year is repeated every 60 years. 2008 is the 9-th year in the current 60-year Cycle. 2009 is the 10-th year in the current 60-year Cycle. A "Cycle" is analogous to a "century" in the International Calendar system which is 100 years long.

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