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Chinese New Year 2007
Sunday, 18 February 2007. It opened the Year of the Fire Pig, 丁亥, which ran until 6 February 2008.
- New Year's Eve17 February 2007
- New Year's Day18 February 2007
- Lantern Festival4 March 2007
- Animal and elementFire Pig 火猪, Yin
- Year ends6 February 2008; the next new year is 7 February 2008
What the Pig year carries
The Pig
Generous, easy-going and sincere. The Pig closes the cycle with abundance; it is the sign of enjoying what has been earned.
A pig under a roof is the character 家, home: a household was counted complete when it kept one.
Fire 火
Fire years are associated with warmth and drive: summer, lanterns, the hearth. Fire years favour energy and visibility: bold moves, warm company, the spotlight.
The pairing of stem and branch, 丁亥, returns once every sixty years; the last Fire Pig year was 1947, the next is 2067.
The 2007 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 2007 only.
| Day | Date in 2007 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 10 February 2007 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 17 February 2007, Saturday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 18 February 2007, Sunday | The Year of the Pig begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 19 February 2007 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 22 February 2007 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 4 March 2007, Sunday | First full moon: lanterns, riddles, sweet rice balls. The season closes. |
In mainland China the public holiday usually runs from the eve for seven or eight days; Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia each keep their own, shorter, holiday. How the days are kept, in more detail: the traditions.
What is particular to 2007
2007 is a Fire Pig year, 丁亥, the 24th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1947 and comes again in 2067; the previous Pig year was 1995, the next is 2019. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 屋上土.
New Year's Day fell on a Sunday, so the reunion dinner on 17 February 2007 landed on a Saturday evening. The festival landed on 18 February in the Western calendar, close to the latest it can fall.
Born in 2007?
Between 18 February 2007 and 6 February 2008 you are a Fire Pig.
Anyone born from 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008 is a Fire Pig (丁亥) and turns 19 in 2026. Generous, easy-going and sincere. The Pig closes the cycle with abundance; it is the sign of enjoying what has been earned. Fire years favour energy and visibility: bold moves, warm company, the spotlight.
Born in January or early February 2007, before the 18 February 2007 new year? Then the previous animal, the Dog, is yours: the zodiac follows the lunar calendar, not 1 January. The zodiac calculator settles it from the exact date.
Your zodiac years (本命年, when the Pig comes round again) are 2019, 2031, 2043, 2055; the next one is 2031. Tradition has you wear something red through a 本命年 for protection. The signs said to suit a Pig best are the Rabbit, the Goat and the Tiger: the compatibility table has every pair.
Chinese New Year in other years
The second new moon after the winter solstice, so it moves between 21 January and 20 February. Every year from 1924 to 2050.
- 200124 January 2001, Metal Snake
- 200212 February 2002, Water Horse
- 20031 February 2003, Water Goat
- 200422 January 2004, Wood Monkey
- 20059 February 2005, Wood Rooster
- 200629 January 2006, Fire Dog
- 20087 February 2008, Earth Rat
- 200926 January 2009, Earth Ox
- 201014 February 2010, Metal Tiger
- 20113 February 2011, Metal Rabbit
- 201223 January 2012, Water Dragon
- 201310 February 2013, Water Snake
Questions
When was Chinese New Year 2007?
Sunday, 18 February 2007. New Year's Eve was 17 February 2007, and the Lantern Festival that closed the celebrations was 4 March 2007.
What animal is 2007 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Pig. From 18 February 2007 to 6 February 2008 it was the year of the Fire Pig (丁亥). Before 18 February 2007, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Dog.
How old is someone born in 2007?
Someone born in the Year of the Pig 2007 turns 19 in 2026. Their zodiac years (本命年) are 2019, 2031, 2043.
Why does the date change every year?
The festival falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, so it moves between 21 January and 20 February on the Western calendar.
How long does Chinese New Year last?
Fifteen days, from New Year's Day to the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth of the first lunar month. Most people have a week of public holiday in mainland China.
Born in a Pig year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
Find your animal
Enter your birthday and we count it by the lunar calendar: the animal, its element, your lunar birth date and your next zodiac year.
Chinese zodiac calculatorWant the Pig in ink on your wall? The zodiac poster sets the animal above your name and lunar birthday. Giving a Chinese name this new year? Three real names, free.