Happy New Year 2012

 Happy Chinese New Year 2012 - Year of the Dragon

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The start of the celebration begins on January 23rd, 2011 and it's that date right now over in China! We'd like to wish all of our readers a Happy Chinese New Year. This means that many tech companies over in China and Taiwan will be closed for the holiday. Enjoy the time off!

The Year 2012 is the 4709th Chinese year. The Chinese believe that the first king of China was the Yellow King (he was not the first emperor of China). The Yellow King became king in 2697 B.C., therefore China will enter the 4709th year on January 23, 2012. 2012 is the year of Dragon. Some people say 2012 is a Black Dragon or Water Dragon year. This is because the Stem-Branch Calendar is connected to the Five Element theory.