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Why Chinese called Chinese New Year as lunar new year?
Because in the Chinese Calendar, which is the Lunar Calendar, it is the New Year. The Lunar Calendar and Solar Calendar is different.
What does Chinese calendar rely on?
The Chinese calendar is a lunar calendar, based on the cycles of the moon. The new year will start on February 14, it will be the year of the Tiger 4707
How many months is the Chinese calendar?
The Chinese lunar calendar does not use months, rather divisions. The Chinese lunar calendar has 24 divisions in a year.
Why does the Chinese New Year always changes the day of the new year?
Chinese New Year is based on the Lunar calendar, in which the days of a month are different from the Solar Calendar that we normally use.
Why do the Chinese celebrate the new year on a different date?
China does not necessarily have a different calendar. They use the common calender as most of the world does (same number of months and weeks, etc), but also uses the Lunar Calender. If you are referring to the Chinese zodiac, well, that is not their calendar.
Why is Chinese New Year on that date?
The Chinese use a lunar calendar instead of a solar calendar.
What calendar determine the Chinese New Year?
either solar or lunar calendar
Is lunar new year same with Chinese New Year?
yes. Chinese New Year begins according to the Chinese calendar which consists of both Gregorian and lunar-solar calendar systems. Because the track of the new moon changes from year to year, Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February.
When is the Chinese New Year-?
Chinese New Year is the first day of a year in the traditional Chinese calendar based on the lunar calendar. The date differs every year, but it is usually celebrated in January or February.In 2009 it was on January 26th.In 2010, it was Feb 14th.On the first day of the first lunar month of each year.
Does Chinese New Year starts with a new moon?
Yes, since the Chinese calendar is synchronised with the lunar calendar.
When is a Chinese New Year?
The Chinese calendar is a lunar calendar, which is based on the moons cycle. Chinese new year falls between January 21 and February 19. The next Chinese year will be cycle 78, year 28, the year of the hare and will begin on Gregorian February 3 2011
What Chinese year is it'Referring to date'?
According to Solar Calendar, it is 2010 for the Chinese too, but according to Lunar Calendar, it is still 2009 for the Chinese. Until after Chinese Spring Festival, it enters the year 2010 on the Lunar Calendar formally. It is also called the "Tiger" year from生肖(shēnɡxiāo) the zodiac year.
