Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. Lunar New Year is particularly celebrated in East Asia. It is significant in Chinese culture and those that have been Chinese-influenced. It is often called Chinese New Year with Chinese calendar amongst Chinese diaspora. It is also a feature of the Hindu-Buddhist calendars of South and Southeast Asia, the Islamic calendar and the Jewish calendar. == Celebrations == === East Asia === The modern East Asian Lunar New Year celebrations usually fall on the same date across the region (which occurs in late January or early February). The following were derived from the Chinese New Year in ancient history, but are completely unique to their own cultures, using traditional Chinese calendar but sometimes with different interpretations, zodiacs or traditions. China, Korea and Vietnam still celebrate them in addition to the Solar New Year, whilst Japan has their own version They lie on similar dates: Chinese New Year (春節 Spring Festival ) Vietnamese New Year (Tết nguyên Đán) Korean New Year (설날 Seollal ) Japanese New Year (prior to 1873) – Ryukyu (present)The following are influenced by the Chinese calendar during the long history of China: Tibetan New Year (Losar) Mongolian New Year (Tsagaan Sar) ==== Origin (China) ==== Before new year celebration was formed, ancient Chinese gathered around and celebrated at the end of harvest in autumn. However, the celebration is not Mid-Autumn Festival, during which Chinese gathered with family and worship the moon. In the Classic of Poetry, a poem written during Western Zhou (1045 BC – 771 BC), by an anonymous farmer, described how people cleaned up millet stack-sites, toasted to guests with mijiu, killed lambs and cooked the meat, went to their master's home, toasted to the master, and cheered for long lives together, in the 10th month of an ancient solar calendars, which was in autumn.