Chinese New Year 2009: Year of the Ox

2009 is the Year of the Ox according to the Chinese Calendar. But do you know your animal sign?

You can
find out your animal sign
- and your zodiac personality with this great interactive from Bath's Museum of East Asian Art.





© Museum of East Asian Art

The Chinese Zodiac is a 12 year cycle. Each year is named after one of 12 animals and each animal has a different personality. You are supposed to take after your animal!

If you were born in the year of the ox, you are easy going but hate losing!

© Museum of East Asian Art

There are lots more things to do on the website including colouring and learning more about objects in the Museum's collection.

There's lots going on round the UK to celebrate Chinese New Year. Here are just a few events but check out your local museum, gallery or library as well:You can pop along to the Museum of East Asian Art itself and make your own Chinese New Year decorations. Click on the link for more details.

Coalport China Museum will have dance, martial arts and creative workshops.

The Oriental Museum is celebrating with Chinese dragon puppet making and a Chinese Lantern Festival.

Swansea's fantastic
National Waterfront Museum has art and craft activities too.

© Oriental Museum

If you can't make any of those events, here are some
Chinese New Year activities for you to try out at home.




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Don't forget we'd love to see what you make, so please
get in touch.

Happy Chinese New Year!