Does chinese year always begins on 4 or 5 febraury

[sun888_99]

Dear robert or cecil,
Somebody told me that chinese new year always
begins on either 4th or 5th February. Is it true. What about the new melinium. Will it begin on 4 February instead of 1st January. Thanks

[Robert Lee]

Dear Anon,
Nope, that is not really true. Depending on whether the year has a 13th month or not, the start of a Chinese new year varies.
For year 2000, the new year starts on 5 Feb.
For year 2001, the new year starts on 24 Jan.
Warmest Regards
Robert Lee

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On 9/22/99 1:01:15 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear robert or cecil,
Somebody told me that chinese
new year always
begins on either 4th or 5th
February. Is it true. What
about the new melinium. Will
it begin on 4 February instead
of 1st January. Thanks

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
As Robert has mentioned, Chinese Lunar New Year does not always fall on the 4th or the 5th.
One good way to find out the dates is to go to this URL: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/90-2010.htm
Under the above URL, you can check the `Start' date of the Chinese Lunar New Year from 1990 to the year 2011.
You will see that it does not always fall on 4th or 5th.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 9/22/99 1:01:15 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear robert or cecil,
Somebody told me that chinese
new year always
begins on either 4th or 5th
February. Is it true. What
about the new melinium. Will
it begin on 4 February instead
of 1st January. Thanks