Surely you have ever wondered why China follows a calendar different from the calendar followed by most of the world, the Gregorian.
Our calendar has 12 months, between 29 and 31 days, along with a final figure of 365 days, except for leap years, which have 366. However, the calendar in China is very different.
Each year begins on a different day, since they follow the lunar cycle. In this case, the new year must coincide with the rise of the second new moon after the winter solstice, and this year 2023 coincides with Sunday, January 22. Curiously, for the Chinese population this New Year they celebrate the entry of the year 4721, year of the rabbit. And why is each year related to an animal? The answer is very simple. According to a Chinese legend, Buddha called all the animals to appear before him, and only 12 appeared: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse. , the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and ending with the pig. The year, instead of being divided into 12 months, is divided into these 12 animals.
In China they are great believers in horoscopes and astrology, so they think that their Personality and character depend on the year they were born, in addition to the animal it is.