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What is Lunar New Year?
From https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Lunar-New-Year/636346
Each year people in many Asian countries celebrate Lunar New Year. This holiday marks the beginning of another year on the lunar calendar, which is based on the cycles of the Moon. Since the lunar calendar is different from Western calendars, Lunar New Year falls on slightly different days each year according to Western calendars. However, it always begins some time between January 21 and February 20. A 15-day festival, it lasts from the first new moon of the lunar calendar until the first full moon of the lunar calendar.
Lunar New Year is a major holiday in China, where it is also called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. The holiday is also widely celebrated in North and South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Mongolia, and other countries of East and Southeast Asia. Many people of Asian descent who live in other parts of the world also celebrate Lunar New Year.
What is the Chinese Zodiac?
From https://kids.kiddle.co/Chinese_zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is a traditional system from China. It uses the Chinese calendar to give an animal and its special traits to each year. This happens in a repeating cycle of twelve years. The zodiac is very important in traditional Chinese culture. It shows ideas from Chinese philosophy and culture. Many people in China believe that a person's personality is linked to their zodiac animal. This system is still popular in many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. These include Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, and Thailand.
The Chinese zodiac is a bit like the Western zodiac. Both systems divide time into twelve parts. Most of these parts are named after animals. They are also used to guess a person's personality or what might happen in their life. The 12 Chinese zodiac animals are not just for years. They are also thought to affect people's personalities, jobs, friendships, marriages, and luck.
When Were You Born?
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How Do People Celebrate Lunar New Year?
More Information
Click on this Lunar New Year slide. Each graphic contains a link.
Learning Commons
Come to the learning commons to borrow a book from our Lunar New Year display!
Thank you to Tina, Amanda F. and Wendy for putting this display together!
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