chinese new year 2013
chinese new year 2013
chinese new year 2013 is the year of snake, chinese new year’s date is on 2013 February 10.
According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2013 is the Year of the Snake, which begins on February 10, 2013 and ends on January 30, 2014. The Snake is the sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal Signs. It is the enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of the Animals Signs. Ancient Chinese wisdom says a Snake in the house is a good omen because it means that your family will not starve. People born in the Year of the Snake are keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise. They are great mediators and good at doing business. Therefore, you should have good luck if you were born in the Year of the Snake.
The Chinese Calendar
The Chinese lunar calendar has been in use since 2637 B.C. E. when the first zodiac cycle was introduced. It is centuries older than the International Calendar, based upon the Gregorian calendar and used by most of the rest of the world. The lunar calendar is based upon a 60 year cycle made up of 5 separate 12 year sub cycles. We are currently in the 78th cycle which began in February 1984 and ends in February 2044.
