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\"Happy New Year!\" That greeting will be said and heard for at least the first couple of weeks as a new year gets under way.
The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).
The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical nor agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary.
Chinese New Year is based on Chinese lunar Calendar. 2009 is the Year of the Ox, which is also known by its formal name of Yi Chou. 己丑 First Day of the Year of the Ox falls on 1/26/2009. It is also called Spring Festival because it symbolizes the start of spring. Though the Chinese government has takenWestern Calendar as its way to caculate days people still consider the Chinese New Year's Day or Spring Festival as their real New Year's Day. |
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