History of Chinese New Year

#chinesenewyearstory #ChineseNewYear of Chinese #NewYear • Chinese New Year is the most important holiday00000 in China. Chinese New Year occurs between the end of January and the end of February. • Tied to the Chinese lunar calendar, the holiday was traditionally a time to honor household and heavenly gods as well as ancestors. It was also a time to bring family together for feasting. • With the popular adoption of the Western calendar in 1912, the Chinese joined in celebrating January 1 as New Year’s Day. • China, however, continues to celebrate Chinese New Year with the traditional greeting, “Kung hei fat choi.” #LunarNewYear • The ancient Chinese lunar calendar, on which Chinese New Year is based, functioned as a religious, dynastic and social guide. Records indicate that the calendar existed as early as 14th century B.C., when the Shang Dynasty was in power. • The calendar’s structure was reset according to which emperor held power and varied from one region to another. • The Chinese calendar was a complex timepiece. Its parameters were set according to the lunar phases as well as the solar solstices and equinoxes. • Chinese New Year typically begins with the new moon that occurs between the end of January and the end of February, and it lasts about 15 days, until the full moon arrives with the Festival of Lanterns. #ChineseNewYearAnimals • The Chinese calendar also included the Chinese zodiac, the cycle of twelve stations or “signs” along the apparent path...