Happy Chinese New Year (2013, The Year of Snake)

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year's Day itself, the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, making the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar. Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".

The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honor deities as well as ancestors.^[2] Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, including Mainland China, Hong Kong,^[3] Macau, Taiwan, Singapore,^[4] Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius,^[5] Philippines,^[6][7] and also in China towns elsewhere. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors.

Jackie cheng at Hubei 2013

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check out which year you are born and what you relate to below:

Animal	Branch	New Year dates
鼠 Shǔ Rat	子 Zǐ	1996-02-19	2008-02-07	2020-01-25
牛 Niú Ox	丑 Chǒu	1997-02-07	2009-01-26	2021-02-12
虎 Hǔ Tiger	寅 Yín	1998-01-28	2010-02-14	2022-02-01
兔 Tù Rabbit	卯 Mǎo	1999-02-16	2011-02-03	2023-01-22
龍 Lóng Dragon	辰 Chén	2000-02-05	2012-01-23	2024-02-10
蛇 Shé Snake	巳 Sì	2001-01-24	2013-02-10	2025-01-29
馬 Mǎ Horse	午 Wǔ	2002-02-12	2014-01-31	2026-02-17
羊 Yáng Goat or sheep	未 Wèi	2003-02-01	2015-02-19	2027-02-07
猴 Hóu Monkey	申 Shēn	2004-01-22	2016-02-08	2028-01-27
雞 Gong Jī Rooster	酉 Yǒu	2005-02-09	2017-01-28	2029-02-13
狗 Gǒu Dog	戌 Xū	2006-01-29	2018-02-16	2030-02-03
豬 Zhū Pig	亥 Hài	2007-02-18	2019-02-05	2031-01-23