"Year of the Ox" starts February 9th [Western year 2009 & Chinese year 4707].
7 February 2008 began the Chinese "Year of the Rat" [Chinese year 4706]
18 February 2007 began the Chinese "Year of the Boar" [Chinese year 4705]
29 January 2006 began the Chinese "Year of the Dog" [Chinese year 4704]
9 February 2005 began the Chinese "Year of the Rooster" [Chinese year 4703]
22 January 2004 began the Chinese "Year of the Monkey" [Chinese year 4702]
1 February 2003 began the Chinese "Year of the Ram" (or Black Sheep) [4701]
12 February 2002 began the Chinese "Year of the Horse" [Chinese year 4700]
24 January 2001 began the Chinese "Year of the Serpent" [Chinese year 4699]
5 February 2000 began the Chinese "Year of the Dragon" [Chinese year 4698]
The Vietnamese 'Tet' holiday celebrates the same Lunar New Year.
San Francisco [CA] Chinese New Year Parade
Chinatown Los Angeles CA website
Chinese New Year Pages from Scotland
GlobePage Asian search engine
Vietnamese Tet Holiday