# Bad year according to Chinese calendar

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606 "2021-01-15T15:33:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606/1 "2021-01-15T15:33:25Z")

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We all hoped that New Year 2021 would mark an end to the bad news 2020 was filled with. We all know that bad news has continued without regard to the changing of calendars. It occurred to me that maybe it’s the _Chinese_ year that holds a grudge against us. Chinese New Year is on February 12th. Here’s hoping our luck will change **then**.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606/2 "2021-01-15T19:50:19Z")

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Yes, and 2020 didn’t get really bad until February.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606/3 "2021-01-16T13:42:36Z")

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Could it be coincidence that the virus originated in China?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606/4 "2021-01-16T13:54:39Z")

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I’ve been figuring that it’s the old system where the new year starts on the vernal equinox. That’s about when the US started getting hit hard by the virus, and given vaccination rates, it’ll probably be about when things will get mostly back to normal.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606/5 "2021-01-18T01:41:00Z")

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Depends. When the moon is in the Seventh House, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-year-according-to-chinese-calendar/930606/6 "2021-01-20T12:22:28Z")

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My sign is Aquarius. Coincidence? 😀