Chinese New Year 2027: the Year of the Goat
Fire Goat
The Chinese year 2027 begins on 6 February 2027 and ends on 25 January 2028. It is the Year of the Goat, with the element Fire. New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, by Beijing time, and is the biggest festival of the Chinese calendar.
How it is celebrated
Families gather for a big dinner on New Year's Eve, homes are cleaned thoroughly beforehand, red envelopes with money go to children and to those who are not married, and red and gold decorate doors and windows. Two weeks later, at the first full moon, the festive season ends with the Lantern Festival: 20 February 2027.
Your animal in the Year of the Goat
Tradition reads the year by how your animal stands to the animal of the year. Your own animal comes from your year of birth: find your Chinese zodiac sign.
- Rat: The two animals rub a little. A year for patience in dealings with others.
- Ox: Your animal stands opposite the year's in the circle. Tradition speaks of a year of change, in which you keep plans flexible.
- Tiger: Neither special harmony nor tension: the year is what you make of it.
- Rabbit: A year that, by tradition, goes your way: what you start finds a tailwind.
- Dragon: Neither special harmony nor tension: the year is what you make of it.
- Snake: Neither special harmony nor tension: the year is what you make of it.
- Horse: The year's animal counts as a secret friend of yours: help comes from unexpected quarters.
- Goat: Your own year. Tradition calls it benmingnian and advises taking it thoughtfully; many people wear something red.
- Monkey: Neither special harmony nor tension: the year is what you make of it.
- Rooster: Neither special harmony nor tension: the year is what you make of it.
- Dog: Neither special harmony nor tension: the year is what you make of it.
- Pig: A year that, by tradition, goes your way: what you start finds a tailwind.
Who goes with whom: Chinese compatibility.