Welcome year of the Pig. Chinese New Year has more than 4,000 years of history. It is named after the twelfth Chinese zodiac sign. Chinese zodiac itself contains 12 zodiac animals where every year will be named after them regularly. This 2019 Chinese Calendar in Microsoft Word should suit you who want to have Chinese Calendar in English or non Chinese Language format, especially if you are a businessman who work regularly with Chinese people or factories in China.

Chinese New Year Events

In the 21st century, the national holiday begins on the first of the Lunar Calendar and lasts until the 15th of the first month. It also called Spring festival where its event has longest holiday in one year. In 2019, Chinese New Year begins on February 5th and ends February 19th.

In China, you won’t find any stores are opened during the first five days of the Spring Festival. Even some stores are not opening until the very end. People must stock up on New Year supplies beforehand to make sure they won’t run out of supplies during the event.

February 4th: New Year’s Eve

Chinese New Year’s Eve either lands on the 29th or 30th of the lunar December. Regardless, this day is also known as the 30th of the year where in year 2019 it is predicted to fall on February 4th.

There are several activities & traditions are usually celebrated. The most important event is the reunion dinner. After dinner, children will receive red envelopes. The family will then stay up late and wait for the New Year.

February 5th: Spring Festival

Chinese New Year original name was Yuán Dàn, with Yuan meaning “the beginning”. However, Yuan Dan is now used to refer to the New Year of the solar calendar.

Similar with Lunar New Year, you might see fireworks. There are no particular activities other than celebrating the New Year. People are greeting each other. The ancient Chinese record and analyze the weather, stars and moon to predict the fortunes of the year.

There are some superstitions and beliefs that it is forbidden to sweep or clean on this day which means it will sweep their good fortune away.

February 6th: To the in-law’s

On this day, a married daughter must bring her family to her parent’s home. She must bring a gift bag of crackers and candies. Her mother will distribute them among her neighbors. It represents “the thought that counts” and expresses the daughter’s longing for her hometown.

February 7th: Day of the Rat

According to folktales, this is the day that rats marry. People is not allowed to disturb rats. Instead, they need to serve them by leaving some grains and crackers in corners to share their harvest with the rats.

February 8th: Day of the Sheep

In Chinese mythology, Sheep were created on the 4th day. The god of wealth is prayed to on this day. Offerings include three types of meat, fruits and wine. At midnight, people will welcome the god in by opening the windows and eating and drinking until daybreak.

Chinese people believe that it is forbidden to slaughter sheep on this day. Fair weather is a sign that the sheep will be healthy this year and the family will have a bountiful harvest.

2019 Chinese Calendar Format

Chinese year format is basically similar with Lunar year calendar format. It follows Sun motion. The difference are on number of days within one month since it refers to moon motion.

In this 2019 Chinese Calendar, you can see that the number of months are similar and the intersection between year 2019 in Lunar Year and 4717 Chinese Year is on February 5th. Chinese dates are placed below Lunar year dates. It is a one page calendar.

How to Use 2019 Chinese Calendar Template

You don’t need to customize it since the original calendar is not in Microsoft Word format. You can print it directly and keep it as insertion in your booknotes. Still, if you want to change its background, you can use paper background menu to change its background. Also, you can change its title to other title. To print to a bigger size, like A3 paper size, you can expand it by selecting its corner and expand it or from Picture Tools format menu.

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If you are working with Chinese people, you can take vacation and plan your travel since you can’t do anything to ask them to work for you at this holiday event.