Lunar New Year

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Moscow recently marked the Lunar New Year with vibrant celebrations featuring panda-themed events, cultural performances and festive displays highlighting Chinese traditions.

About Lunar New Year

• It marks the beginning of a new year in the lunisolar calendar, which was developed in ancient China.
• Often known in the West as Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year occurs on the first new moon of the lunar calendar. 
  • Lunar calendars consist of 12 months, each month corresponding roughly to one cycle of the moon.
  • Because 12 lunar cycles do not fill a whole year an extra month is added periodically to Lunar calendars to stay close to the solar year.
• Since the lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, the date of Lunar New Year is different each year. 
• However, it is usually in January or February. In 2026 it was on 17 February. 
• Commonly known as the Spring Festival in China, Lunar New Year is a fifteen-day celebration marked by many traditions. 
• It is the most important holiday of the year for China. 
• It is also celebrated widely in Taiwan and across Southeast Asia in countries with large Chinese populations, such as Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia. 
• In Korea, the Lunar New Year is called Seollal; in Vietnam, Tet; and in Tibet, Losar.
• Each year is symbolised by one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac.
  • The zodiacs and their orders are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.

Source: WION

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