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Chinese New Year 2043
Tuesday, 10 February 2043. It opens the Year of the Water Pig, 癸亥, which runs until 29 January 2044.
- New Year's Eve9 February 2043
- New Year's Day10 February 2043
- Lantern Festival24 February 2043
- Animal and elementWater Pig 水猪, Yin
- Year ends29 January 2044; the next new year is 30 January 2044
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.
Water 水
Water years are associated with adaptability and depth: rivers finding their way. Water years favour adaptability: plans that bend, conversations that flow, patience with the long way round.
The pairing of stem and branch, 癸亥, returns once every sixty years; the last Water Pig year was 1983, the next is 2103.
The 2043 festival calendar
Fifteen days from the eve to the first full moon; the dates below are for 2043 only.
| Day | Date in 2043 | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Little New Year 小年 | 2 February 2043 | The Kitchen God is sent off with sweets; the house cleaning begins. |
| New Year's Eve 除夕 | 9 February 2043, Monday | Reunion dinner, red couplets on the door, staying up to see the year in. |
| New Year's Day 初一 | 10 February 2043, Tuesday | The Year of the Pig begins; red envelopes, visits in order of seniority, no sweeping. |
| Day 2 初二 | 11 February 2043 | Married daughters visit their parents. |
| Day 5 初五 | 14 February 2043 | Shops reopen and the God of Wealth is welcomed with firecrackers. |
| Lantern Festival 元宵 | 24 February 2043, 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 2043
2043 is a Water Pig year, 癸亥, the 60th of the sixty stem-and-branch pairs. The same pairing last fell in 1983 and comes again in 2103; the previous Pig year was 2031, the next is 2055. Its 纳音 "sound" in the old almanacs is 大海水.
New Year's Day falls on a Tuesday; the reunion dinner is the Monday evening before. The festival lands on 10 February in the Western calendar, near the middle of its range.
A child born between 10 February 2043 and 29 January 2044 is a Water Pig: Generous, easy-going and sincere. The Pig closes the cycle with abundance; it is the sign of enjoying what has been earned. A baby born in January 2043 before the new year is still a Dog.
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.
- 203715 February 2037, Fire Snake
- 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
- 204430 January 2044, Wood Rat
- 204517 February 2045, Wood Ox
- 20466 February 2046, Fire Tiger
- 204726 January 2047, Fire Rabbit
- 204814 February 2048, Earth Dragon
- 20492 February 2049, Earth Snake
Questions
When is Chinese New Year 2043?
Tuesday, 10 February 2043. New Year's Eve is 9 February 2043, and the Lantern Festival that closes the celebrations is 24 February 2043.
What animal is 2043 in the Chinese zodiac?
The Pig. From 10 February 2043 to 29 January 2044 it is the year of the Water Pig (癸亥). Before 10 February 2043, the year still belongs to the previous animal, the Dog.
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.
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