Lunar New Year 2006 falls on Sunday, January 29 and starts the Year of the Dog. Each lunar month begins on the day of the new moon in Beijing.
The Gregorian date each month of the chinese calendar begins.
| Month | Begins | Day | Chinese year |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Month | January 29 | Sunday | bing-xu |
| Second Month | February 28 | Tuesday | bing-xu |
| Third Month | March 29 | Wednesday | bing-xu |
| Fourth Month | April 28 | Friday | bing-xu |
| Fifth Month | May 27 | Saturday | bing-xu |
| Sixth Month | June 26 | Monday | bing-xu |
| Seventh Month | July 25 | Tuesday | bing-xu |
| Leap Seventh Month | August 24 | Thursday | bing-xu |
| Eighth Month | September 22 | Friday | bing-xu |
| Ninth Month | October 22 | Sunday | bing-xu |
| Tenth Month | November 21 | Tuesday | bing-xu |
| Eleventh Month | December 20 | Wednesday | bing-xu |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 | Sunday | Lunar New Year |
| Feb 12 | Sunday | Lantern Festival |
| May 31 | Wednesday | Dragon Boat Festival |
| Oct 6 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival |
The Chinese calendar is lunisolar: each month starts on the day of the new moon, and a leap month is added about every three years to keep the calendar in step with the seasons. Lunar New Year falls between January 21 and February 20.
Each year has one of twelve zodiac animals and one of five elements, giving a 60-year cycle. The festivals below follow the lunar dates: the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first month, the Dragon Boat Festival on the 5th of the fifth, and the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th of the eighth.
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Chinese New Year 2006 falls on Sunday, January 29, the start of the Year of the Dog.
2006 is the Year of the Dog from Sunday, January 29; dates before Lunar New Year belong to the previous animal year.
A lunar month has 29 or 30 days, from one new moon to the next.