{"id":89598,"date":"2026-02-24T13:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=89598"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:52:20","slug":"lunar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lunar-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lunar New Year Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moscow recently marked the Lunar New Year with vibrant celebrations featuring panda-themed events, cultural performances and festive displays highlighting Chinese traditions. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lunar New Year<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It marks the <\/span><b>beginning of a new year in the lunisolar calendar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was <\/span><b>developed in ancient China.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often known in the West as <\/span><b>Chinese New Year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Lunar New Year <\/span><b>occurs on the first new moon of the lunar calendar.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Lunar calendars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consist of <\/span><b>12 months,<\/b> <b>each month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> corresponding roughly to <\/span><b>one cycle of the moon.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Because 12 lunar cycles do not fill a whole year <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an <\/span><b>extra month is added periodically <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to Lunar calendars <\/span><b>to stay close to the solar year.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, the <\/span><b>date of Lunar New Year is different each year.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it is <\/span><b>usually in January or February.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In 2026 it was on 17 February.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commonly known as the <\/span><b>Spring Festival in China,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lunar New Year is a <\/span><b>fifteen-day celebration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> marked by many traditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>most important holiday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the year for <\/span><b>China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>also celebrated widely in Taiwan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and across Southeast Asia in countries with large Chinese populations, such as S<\/span><b>ingapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span><b>n Korea, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Lunar New Year is <\/span><b>called Seollal; in Vietnam, Tet; and in Tibet, Losar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Each year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>symbolised <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by one of the <\/span><b>12 animals of the Chinese zodiac.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The zodiacs and their orders are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/videos\/chinese-new-year-moscow-celebrates-lunar-new-year-with-pandas-1771771475779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunar New Year begins on the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar. 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