Chinese Calendar 2001

Chinese festivals in 2001

Western dates for 2001. Most festivals follow the lunar calendar; Qingming and the Winter Solstice follow the sun.

• Jan2Tue

  Laba Festival腊八节

  12th month, day 8 · 腊月初八

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

• Jan23Tue

  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.

• Jan24Wed

  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.

• Feb7Wed

  Lantern Festival元宵节

  1st month, day 15 · 正月十五

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

• Apr5Thu

  Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day)清明节

  solar term · 3rd month, day 12 · 清明

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

• Jun25Mon

  Dragon Boat Festival端午节

  5th month, day 5 · 五月初五

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

• Aug25Sat

  Qixi Festival七夕

  7th month, day 7 · 七月初七

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

• Sept2Sun

  Ghost Festival中元节

  7th month, day 15 · 七月十五

  Offerings for ancestors and wandering spirits.

• Oct1Mon

  Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节

  8th month, day 15 · 八月十五

  Mooncakes and family reunions under the full moon.

• Oct25Thu

  Double Ninth Festival重阳节

  9th month, day 9 · 九月初九

  Climbing heights and honouring older people.

• Dec22Sat

  Winter Solstice冬至

  solar term · 11th month, day 8 · 冬至

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

Lunar months of the year 2001

Lunar year 2001 runs from 24 January 2001 to 11 February 2002: 13 months, including a leap 4th month, 384 days.

The 24 solar terms in 2001

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 2001
• 大寒
  Major Cold
  20 Jan 2001
• 立春
  Start of Spring
  4 Feb 2001
• 雨水
  Rain Water
  18 Feb 2001
• 惊蛰
  Awakening of Insects
  5 Mar 2001
• 春分
  Spring Equinox
  20 Mar 2001
• 清明
  Pure Brightness (Qingming)
  5 Apr 2001
• 谷雨
  Grain Rain
  20 Apr 2001
• 立夏
  Start of Summer
  5 May 2001
• 小满
  Grain Buds
  21 May 2001
• 芒种
  Grain in Ear
  5 Jun 2001
• 夏至
  Summer Solstice
  21 Jun 2001
• 小暑
  Minor Heat
  7 Jul 2001
• 大暑
  Major Heat
  23 Jul 2001
• 立秋
  Start of Autumn
  7 Aug 2001
• 处暑
  End of Heat
  23 Aug 2001
• 白露
  White Dew
  7 Sept 2001
• 秋分
  Autumn Equinox
  23 Sept 2001
• 寒露
  Cold Dew
  8 Oct 2001
• 霜降
  Frost's Descent
  23 Oct 2001
• 立冬
  Start of Winter
  7 Nov 2001
• 小雪
  Minor Snow
  22 Nov 2001
• 大雪
  Major Snow
  7 Dec 2001
• 冬至
  Winter Solstice
  22 Dec 2001

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