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7 things you need know about Chinese new lunar year of the dog 狗 2018
This new lunar year marks the year of the dog and sees the largest human migration that takes place every year. If you’re like me, you understand the idea of Chinese New Year but don’t really understand Chinese New Year’s importance to the Chinese and others who celebrate it. I’ve listed 7 things I recently learned from talking to some of our top Chinese translators about what makes Chinese New Year so important: 1. It’s the most important holiday and spans 15 days I always used to think that it was just another holiday, ignorantly comparing it to the usual ‘western’ new year as just another celebration. However, Chinese New Year is a national holiday in China. Each day celebrated represents a separate meaning. 2. Is it just me or does the date change every year? The good news is: it’s not you. The date changes every year because Chinese New Year is based on the ancient Chinese lunar calendar from 2600 B.C. Although China now follows the Gregorian calendar for everythin...
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