January 26 is 2009 Chinese New Year

Chinese new year 2009 falls on 26th of January, 2009. The Chinese New Year is celebrated as the symbol of spring's celebration. In fact in China the Chinese New Year is still called the Spring festival. It is celebrated after the fall harvest and before the spring planting season. The date of the Chinese New Year is always changing and is dependant on the Chinese calendar. Emperor Huangdi in the year 2637 B.C.E invented the Chinese calendar.

Given below are some dates for the past Chinese New Year and the future Chinese New Year.
4698
Dragon
February 5, 2000
4699
Snake
January 24, 2001
4700
Horse
February 12, 2002
4701
Sheep/Ram
February 1, 2003
4702
Monkey
January 22, 2004
4703
Rooster
February 9, 2005
4704
Dog
January 29, 2006
4705
Boar
february 18, 2007
4706
Rat
February 7, 2008
4707
Ox
January 26, 2009
4708
Tiger
February 10, 2010
4709
Hare/Rabbit
February 3, 2011
4710
Dragon
January 23, 2012
4711
Snake
February 10, 2013
4712
Horse
January 31, 2014
4713
Ram/Sheep
February 19, 2015
4714
Monkey
February 9, 2016
4715
Rooster
January 28, 2017
4716
Dog
February 16, 2018
4717
Boar
February 5, 2019
4718
Rat
January 25, 2020

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