Chinese Calendar 1998

Chinese festivals in 1998

Western dates for 1998. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.

• Jan6Tue

  Laba Festival腊八节

  12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八

  Laba congee; the start of the run-up to New Year.

• Jan27Tue

  Chinese New Year’s Eve除夕

  12th month, day 29 · 腊月廿九

  Last day of the lunar year: reunion dinner and the CMG Spring Festival Gala.

• Jan28Wed

  Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)春节

  1st month, day 1 · 正月初一

  First day of the lunar year and the biggest family holiday of the year.

• Feb11Wed

  Lantern Festival元宵节

  1st month, day 15 · 正月十五

  Lanterns, riddles and tangyuan; it closes the New Year season.

• Apr5Sun

  Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节

  solar term · 3rd month, day 9 · 清明

  Families visit and tidy ancestors’ graves. Set by the sun, not the moon.

• May30Sat

  Dragon Boat Festival端午节

  5th month, day 5 · 五月初五

  Dragon-boat races and zongzi, sticky rice wrapped in leaves.

• Aug28Fri

  Qixi Festival七夕

  7th month, day 7 · 七月初七

  The cowherd and weaver-girl legend, often called Chinese Valentine’s Day.

• Sept5Sat

  Ghost Festival中元节

  7th month, day 15 · 七月十五

  Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.

• Oct5Mon

  Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节

  8th month, day 15 · 八月十五

  Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.

• Oct28Wed

  Double Ninth Festival重阳节

  9th month, day 9 · 九月初九

  Climbing heights and honouring older people.

• Dec22Tue

  Winter Solstice冬至

  solar term · 11th month, day 4 · 冬至

  Dumplings or tangyuan, depending on the region. Set by the sun.

Lunar months of the year 1998

Lunar year 1998 runs from 28 January 1998 to 15 February 1999: 13 months, including a leap 5th month, 384 days.

The 24 solar terms in 1998

Solar terms (节气 jiéqì) mark the sun’s position, so their dates barely move from year to year. Dates are in Beijing time.

• 小寒
  Minor Cold
  5 Jan 1998
• 大寒
  Major Cold
  20 Jan 1998
• 立春
  Start of Spring
  4 Feb 1998
• 雨水
  Rain Water
  19 Feb 1998
• 惊蛰
  Awakening of Insects
  6 Mar 1998
• 春分
  Spring Equinox
  21 Mar 1998
• 清明
  Pure Brightness (Qingming)
  5 Apr 1998
• 谷雨
  Grain Rain
  20 Apr 1998
• 立夏
  Start of Summer
  6 May 1998
• 小满
  Grain Buds
  21 May 1998
• 芒种
  Grain in Ear
  6 Jun 1998
• 夏至
  Summer Solstice
  21 Jun 1998
• 小暑
  Minor Heat
  7 Jul 1998
• 大暑
  Major Heat
  23 Jul 1998
• 立秋
  Start of Autumn
  8 Aug 1998
• 处暑
  End of Heat
  23 Aug 1998
• 白露
  White Dew
  8 Sept 1998
• 秋分
  Autumn Equinox
  23 Sept 1998
• 寒露
  Cold Dew
  8 Oct 1998
• 霜降
  Frost's Descent
  23 Oct 1998
• 立冬
  Start of Winter
  7 Nov 1998
• 小雪
  Minor Snow
  22 Nov 1998
• 大雪
  Major Snow
  7 Dec 1998
• 冬至
  Winter Solstice
  22 Dec 1998

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