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 SOURCE: http://www.123chinesenewyear.com/