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Chinese New Year 2029
Tuesday, 13 February 2029. It opens the Year of the Earth Rooster, 己酉, which runs until 2 February 2030.
- New Year's Eve12 February 2029
- New Year's Day13 February 2029
- Lantern Festival27 February 2029
- Animal and elementEarth Rooster 土鸡, Yin
- Year ends2 February 2030; the next new year is 3 February 2030
What the Rooster year carries
The Rooster
Observant, honest and hard-working. The Rooster announces the dawn: it is the sign of punctuality and of saying what it sees.
A rooster crowing at the right hour was once how a village knew the day had begun.
Earth 土
Earth years are associated with steadiness and care: harvest, soil, the centre. Earth years favour steadiness: consolidating, caring for what is already there, the harvest of earlier work.
The pairing of stem and branch, 己酉, returns once every sixty years; the last Earth Rooster year was 1969, the next is 2089.
The 2029 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 2029 only.
| Day | Date in 2029 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 6 February 2029 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 12 February 2029, Monday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 13 February 2029, Tuesday | The Year of the Rooster begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 14 February 2029 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 17 February 2029 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 27 February 2029, Tuesday | 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 2029
2029 is an Earth Rooster year, 己酉, the 46th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1969 and comes again in 2089; the previous Rooster year was 2017, the next is 2041. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 大驿土.
New Year's Day falls on a Tuesday; the reunion dinner is the Monday evening before. The festival lands on 13 February in the Western calendar, close to the latest it can fall.
Rooster years are the only bird in the cycle, and the rooster's crow that ends the night (金鸡报晓) makes it a sign of announcements and beginnings. In the last-but-one 己酉 year, 1909, the Beijing–Zhangjiakou line opened, the first railway designed and built by Chinese engineers; 1969 was the Earth Rooster of the living memory.
A child born between 13 February 2029 and 2 February 2030 is an Earth Rooster: Observant, honest and hard-working. The Rooster announces the dawn: it is the sign of punctuality and of saying what it sees. A baby born in January 2029 before the new year is still a Monkey.
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.
- 202410 February 2024, Wood Dragon
- 202529 January 2025, Wood Snake
- 202617 February 2026, Fire Horse
- 20276 February 2027, Fire Goat
- 202826 January 2028, Earth Monkey
- 20303 February 2030, Metal Dog
- 203123 January 2031, Metal Pig
- 203211 February 2032, Water Rat
- 203331 January 2033, Water Ox
- 203419 February 2034, Wood Tiger
- 20358 February 2035, Wood Rabbit
Questions
When is Chinese New Year 2029?
Tuesday, 13 February 2029. New Year's Eve is 12 February 2029, and the Lantern Festival that closes the celebrations is 27 February 2029.
What animal is 2029 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Rooster. From 13 February 2029 to 2 February 2030 it is the year of the Earth Rooster (己酉). Before 13 February 2029, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Monkey.
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 Rooster year?
Your animal depends on the exact date, not the calendar year.
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