The Chinese Eastern calendar considers natural cycles and follows the movement patterns of the Sun and Moon
When is the Chinese New Year 2024? This is a common question for those who want to better understand this cultural celebration, as it does not follow the Gregorian calendar, which begins on January 1st.
The Chinese follow two calendars, solar and lunar, so Chinese New Year still has two dates.
According to the solar calendar, used by Chinese oriental astrology Ba Zi and traditional Feng Chui, the Chinese New Year begins February 4, 2024 and it will be the Year of the Dragon, with characteristics of the Wood element and Yang polarity.
According to the lunar calendar, Chinese New Year begins February, 10 2024. It is in this period that traditional festivals take place in China, which last 15 days and bring together thousands of people in the streets.
Why does Chinese New Year have two dates?
The Chinese Eastern calendar considers natural cycles and follows the movement patterns of the Sun and Moon. This calendar, also known as lunisolar, sometimes uses the solar calendar, sometimes the lunar one.
- OR lunar calendar It is based on the phases of the moon and uses the New Moon closest to spring (in the Northern Hemisphere) to mark the start of a new year. Therefore, yours the start date varies between January 21st and February 21st.
- Already the solar calendar considers the translational motion of the Earth and its rotation around the Sun. Therefore, its start date has less variation, always occurring in 3, 4 or 5 February.
2024 is the year of the Dragon
From the point of view of eastern astrology, on February 4, 2024 we will enter a year marked by the energy of sign of Dragonwith the characteristics of the element Wood and polarity Yang.
This means that we will have a year of greater optimism and desire to achieve our goals. Furthermore, each sign of the Chinese horoscope (which is different from the Western one) will experience 2024 differently.
Find out what your Chinese sign is here Then, Discover the 2024 Chinese Horoscope predictions for your sign here.
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