Year On Chinese Calendar. Traditionally, the start of the chinese new year calendar is 'the laba festival' (腊八. Rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig.
Each animal is believed to influence the personality traits, characteristics, and destiny of individuals born. The coming chinese lunar new year, which falls on 29 january 2025, is ‘the year of the snake’ (蛇年 shé nián).it is sometimes poetically referred to as the ‘year of the small dragon’ (小龙.