The 13 Zodiac and the Rat's Race

 

Surfing the Internet to learn about the Chinese Year I found the names of the zodiac animals they use to name each year and the nxt fifteen New Year dates.

Here they are:



 



 

Chinese calendar

 

Animal	Branch	New Year dates
鼠 Shǔ Rat	子 Zǐ	February 19,  1996	February 7, 2008	January 25, 2020
牛 Niú Ox	丑 Chǒu	February 7,  1997	January 26, 2009	February 12, 2021
虎 Hǔ Tiger	寅 Yín	January 28,     1998	February 14, 2010	February 1, 2022
兔 Tù Rabbit	卯 Mǎo	February 16, 1999	February 3, 2011	January 22, 2023
龍 Lóng Dragon	辰 Chén	February 5,  2000	January 23, 2012	February 10, 2024
蛇 Shé Snake	巳 Sì	January 24,  2001	February 10, 2013	January 29, 2025
馬 Mǎ Horse	午 Wǔ	February 12, 2002	January 31, 2014	February 17, 2026
羊 Yáng Goat	未 Wèi	February 1, 2003	February 19, 2015	February 6, 2027
猴 Hóu Monkey	申 Shēn	January 22,  2004	February 8, 2016	January 26, 2028
雞 Jī Rooster	酉 Yǒu	February 9, 2005	January 28, 2017	February 13, 2029
狗 Gǒu Dog	戌 Xū	January 29, 2006	February 16, 2018	February 3, 2030
豬 Zhū Pig	亥 Hài	February 18, 2007	February 5, 2019	January 23, 2031

 

 

 

 

This next is a video about some of the animals of the chinese calendar:

 

 

 

 

 

and finally another simple song about the topic, try to learn it as you make some beautiful lanterns

to decorate your room