Today marks the start of festivities celebrating the Lunar New Year (aka Chinese New Year), which continues through February 26. Because the holiday goes by the lunar calendar, the date of the Lunar New Year on our solar/Gregorian calendar changes each year. The Lunar New Year also comes with a turn of the zodiac, which is divided into 12 parts, with each part represented by a different animal. The zodiac system assigns a single animal and its attributes to represent each year, and 2021 is the Year of the Ox. The others are Rat, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
The cycle begins anew
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Hay, what s up?
-
Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
-
A peek behind the royal curtain
-
Let s run em up!
-
Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
-
Wild and beautiful Alaska
-
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province, China
-
Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
-
National Park Week begins
-
Beethoven s 250th
-
Duck, duck. duck, duck, duck...
-
An underwater rainbow
-
Making it work—in Norway
-
From garden to table?
-
The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
-
Welcome to the Ring of Fire
-
Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
-
Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
-
Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
-
Wandering Watkins Glen