|
2007 is the
Year of the Pig and on the Chinese calendar the new year will be
4705. Each year in the Chinese calendar is represented by one of the
twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac: the Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram,
Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig, Rat, Ox, Tiger and Rabbit. People born in
boar(pig) years (2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1959, 1947, 1935) love good
company and good clothes. Although they are quick to lose their
tempers, they calm down quickly as well and all is forgotten. They
get on best with rabbits and rams, and worst with snakes. Their lucky
numbers are six and seven, and water is their symbol.
|
The Chinese
New Year will be celebrated at events all over UK and the festival
and parade in central London to mark the start of the Year of the Pig
will take place on Sunday 18 February 2007. This annual event, which
takes place in Chinatown, Leicester Square, Charing Cross Road,
Trafalgar Square and surrounding area, is organised by the London
Chinatown Chinese Association. Over 200,000 people attended the
celebrations for Chinese Year of the Dog in London on 29 January 2006
- the biggest celebrations outside China.
|
 |
In the days
leading up to the Chinese New Year, people clean their houses, repay
debts, buy new clothes and have their hair cut. A celebratory meal is
held on the eve of the new year, with many traditional dishes served,
and fireworks and firecrackers are let off to see in the new year.
With the start
of the new year, Lion Dances pass through the streets to bring good
luck to the households and businesses they visit. The drums, gongs
and cymbals that accompany the Lion Dance are used to scare away evil
and bad luck.
|
Rat |
1900 |
1912 |
1924 |
1936 |
1948 |
1960 |
1972 |
1984 |
1996 |
2008 |
|
Ox |
1901 |
1913 |
1925 |
1937 |
1949 |
1961 |
1973 |
1985 |
1997 |
2009 |
|
Tiger |
1902 |
1914 |
1926 |
1938 |
1950 |
1962 |
1974 |
1986 |
1998 |
2010 |
|
Rabbit |
1903 |
1915 |
1927 |
1939 |
1951 |
1963 |
1975 |
1987 |
1999 |
2011 |
|
Dragon |
1904 |
1916 |
1928 |
1940 |
1952 |
1964 |
1976 |
1988 |
2000 |
2012 |
|
Snake |
1905 |
1917 |
1929 |
1941 |
1953 |
1965 |
1977 |
1989 |
2001 |
2013 |
|
Horse |
1906 |
1918 |
1930 |
1942 |
1954 |
1966 |
1978 |
1990 |
2002 |
2014 |
|
Sheep |
1907 |
1919 |
1931 |
1943 |
1955 |
1967 |
1979 |
1991 |
2003 |
2015 |
|
Monkey |
1908 |
1920 |
1932 |
1944 |
1956 |
1968 |
1980 |
1992 |
2004 |
2016 |
|
Rooster |
1909 |
1921 |
1933 |
1945 |
1957 |
1969 |
1981 |
1993 |
2005 |
2017 |
|
Dog |
1910 |
1922 |
1934 |
1946 |
1958 |
1970 |
1982 |
1994 |
2006 |
2018 |
|
Boar |
1911 |
1923 |
1935 |
1947 |
1959 |
1971 |
1983 |
1995 |
2007 |
2019 |
|
