Year of the Dragon Starts on 4th February 2012 and NOT 23rd January 2012

[Hammerton]

In the Chinese Astrology Calendar, the first day of the Water Dragon Year is February 4, 2012, because February 4th, 2012 is the first day of Tiger Month in Chinese Astrology Calendar system. Although, the Chinese New Year Day of 2012 is on January 23, 2012. It's 12 days early then the first day of the astrology calendar in 2012.

There is a very common misconception that the astrology animal signs begin on the Chinese New Year day in many people's mind. Actually, the Astrology animal signs begin from the Start of Spring (立春), the first day of the Chinese astrological year.

The fundamental difference is that Chinese New Year is based on lunar calendar while Chinese Zodiac is based on Solar Terms.

The Lunar New Year usually occurs in the first two weeks of February, but occasionally occurs in the last week of January or the 3rd week of February. Due to the close time frame, it has been a tradition to welcome and celebrate the next Zodiac Animal during the Chinese New Year festival. So it can be confusing when a baby is born right after the Chinese New Year but before Start of Spring, because in this case, the prior year Zodiac Animal is still in effect, literally “at the tail end of the animal”

Important Note:-

For those wishing for a Dragon Baby ... better inform your doctor (now!) to delay delivery till 4th February 2012, else you get a Rabbit!

 

[chowka]

Important Note:-

For those wishing for a Dragon Baby ... better inform your doctor (now!) to delay delivery till 4th February 2012, else you get a Rabbit!

Feng shui master: Not all Dragon babies will succeed


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Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Certain dates in 2012 will not be auspicious for giving birth, a geomancy master has told China Press.

According to Chinese astrology, this is the year of the Dragon and many Chinese have joined in the rush, hoping to give birth to a "dragon baby" as it is viewed as an auspicious symbol.

Malaysian Institute of Geomancy Sciences (MINGS) founder Prof David Koh said every animal had its good and bad points.

"Not all Dragon babies are successful in life. It mainly depends on their date of birth," he said.

For this year, from the first month to the fifth month and the 11th month of the Chinese calendar are considered good months for giving birth.

However, children born on certain dates are prone to autism.

The dates are March 22, 23, 28 and 29; April 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21-28; May 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 31.

Other dates which are not so good are June 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16 and 17; Oct 22 and 23; Nov 1, 2, 11, 12, 21 and 22; Dec 1, 2, 11 and 12.

 

[cheowyonglee]

the real dragon still havent came yet.i bet you guys still dreaming like our government did.i wonder why dont just make it official that spring will be the real chinese new year.i still wondering what is their motive for not making spring the official chinese new year.as i study fortune telling under some great master before, to my knowleage, when we are to caculate fengshui, life destiny or zhi wei dou shu, we will use spring as the official date.and for you guys info, its accurate to use spring.dont believe go and learn and try it out for yourself guys!!!

 

[cheowyonglee]

下面是百度百科中关于生肖从哪天开始计算的论述
中国黄历以立春确定生肖。

　　“农历”是汉代开始使用的“太阴历”，新年是以立春为界的，立春是二十四节气之首，生肖以立春为准。

　　六甲记年中天干为：甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸10个，地支为：子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥12个。这样有点复杂，于是古人想到用动物来表达地支，这就是生肖。子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪。生肖是我国六甲记年中特有，应该从立春的那天算起。

　　传统的命理学、占卜学等均以“立春”作为生肖计算的依据！包括现在的民间占卜先生也一直沿用传统的生肖定法。因为生肖本与地支同源，不能以当前的春节来定。

　　也有人为方便，直接按春节定属相，所以传统渐渐被许多人遗忘，于是关于生肖的界定产生了不少争议。问卷调查显示，以立春定生肖这一传统在民间沿用和遗忘的人数各半。

　　*当然了，若刚好出生在“争议”日期，亦可凭个人喜好去定。

　　至于生肖究竟是从立春开始算，还是从正月初一开始算，在民间以及民俗学专家中都有很大的争议！以下列出二种计算方法的理由，供大家参考。支持以“立春”作为生肖计算的理由
　　1.传统春节是指“立春”，已经流传了数千年，形成了中国传统文化不可分割的一部分！正月初一为“元旦”，民国元年（1912年）规定阳历1月1日为“春节”，由于民间反对，袁世凯采取了换位的办法，将阳历1月1日定名为“元旦”，正月初一定名为“春节”。

　　2.从“立春”到“立春”是基本规律的365天，而从“春节”到“春节”短时只有354天，长时则多达384天。

　　3.我国的黄历、以及传统的命理学、占卜学等民俗学，均以“立春”作为生肖计算的依据！

　　4.许多民俗学专家支持以“立春”计算生肖。

　　中山大学中文系教授、博士生导师、中国民俗学会副理事长叶春生教授认为，大家很容易犯一个常识性错误，生肖是从立春而不是从正月初一农历新年就开始的。“立春”的日期和时辰，是历法学者根据地球的自转和公转精确计算出来的，有准确的科学依据的。支持以“正月初一”作为生肖计算的理由
　　1.民国二年（1913年）通过文件的形式规定了春节从正月初一开始。

　　2.部分民俗学专家支持以“正月初一”计算生肖。

　　北京市民俗协会主席赵书认为：立春是节气，是中国古人用来进行农业生产服务的，但立春不是一年的起始点，立春有可能在年初也可能在年底，有的年份甚至没有立春；春节，则是传统上为生活计时而用的，表示两年之间的交界，因此，计算生辰属相当然应以农历大年为界线。