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2009 is the Year of the Ox

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2009 is the Year of the Ox - There are three ways to name a Chinese year:

   1. By an animal (like a mscot).
      2008 is known as the Year of the Rat.
      2009 is the Year of the Ox.
      There are 12 animal names; so by this system, year names are repeated every 12 years. More.

   2. By its Formal Name (Stem-Branch).
      2008 is the year of Wu Zi.
      2009 is the Year of Ji Chou.

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  1. Aalia
    oh and forgot the 'Stem-Branch' system, the years are counted in 60-year Cycles, so that the Name of the Year is repeated every 60 years.
    2008 is the 9-th year in the current 60-year Cycle.
    2009 is the 10-th year in the current 60-year Cycle.

    i find the Chinese calender awesomely interesting.

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