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Chinese New Year 2037
Sunday, 15 February 2037. It opens the Year of the Fire Snake, 丁巳, which runs until 3 February 2038.
- New Year's Eve14 February 2037
- New Year's Day15 February 2037
- Lantern Festival1 March 2037
- Animal and elementFire Snake 火蛇, Yin
- Year ends3 February 2038; the next new year is 4 February 2038
What the Snake year carries
The Snake
Thoughtful, elegant and private. The Snake is called the little dragon; it is the sign of wisdom that watches before it speaks.
The White Snake of West Lake, who took human form for love, is one of China's four great folk tales.
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, 丁巳, returns once every sixty years; the last Fire Snake year was 1977, the next is 2097.
The 2037 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 2037 only.
| Day | Date in 2037 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 7 February 2037 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 14 February 2037, Saturday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 15 February 2037, Sunday | The Year of the Snake begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 16 February 2037 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 19 February 2037 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 1 March 2037, 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 2037
2037 is a Fire Snake year, 丁巳, the 54th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1977 and comes again in 2097; the previous Snake year was 2025, the next is 2049. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 沙中土.
New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, so the reunion dinner on 14 February 2037 lands on a Saturday evening. The festival lands on 15 February in the Western calendar, close to the latest it can fall.
A child born between 15 February 2037 and 3 February 2038 is a Fire Snake: Thoughtful, elegant and private. The Snake is called the little dragon; it is the sign of wisdom that watches before it speaks. A baby born in January 2037 before the new year is still a Dragon.
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.
- 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
- 203628 January 2036, Fire Dragon
- 20384 February 2038, Earth Horse
- 203924 January 2039, Earth Goat
- 204012 February 2040, Metal Monkey
- 20411 February 2041, Metal Rooster
- 204222 January 2042, Water Dog
- 204310 February 2043, Water Pig
Questions
When is Chinese New Year 2037?
Sunday, 15 February 2037. New Year's Eve is 14 February 2037, and the Lantern Festival that closes the celebrations is 1 March 2037.
What animal is 2037 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Snake. From 15 February 2037 to 3 February 2038 it is the year of the Fire Snake (丁巳). Before 15 February 2037, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Dragon.
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 Snake year?
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