February 12, 2007
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
Another unique event that happens this year in the month of February is the celebration of the Chinese New Year on February 18th. The celebration, known as the “Spring Festival” (China), “Sol” (Korea) and “Tet” (Vietnam), is the oldest and most important festival in China.
The start of the Chinese New Year is the second new moon after the winter soltice, which is often one month later than the New Year on the Gregorian calendar.
The celebration of the “Spring Festival” originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC- 1100 BC) and is based on the people’s sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of the new year.
The most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days, although the Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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