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Taiwanese Lunar New Year or Kuè-nî (Chinese: 臺灣農曆新年; pinyin: Táiwān Nónglì Xīnnián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kuè-nî; lit. 'Taiwanese Agricultural Calendar New Year') is a Taiwanese traditional festival and national holiday commemorating the first day of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar .
The first 3 days of Chinese New Year. 3 Taiwan: Taiwanese New Year: Chinese New Year's Eve and the first 3 days of Chinese New Year; will be made up on subsequent working days if any of the 4 days fall on Saturday or Sunday. The day before Chinese New Year's Eve is also designated as holiday, but as a bridge holiday, and will be made up on an ...
The political separation of Taiwan and mainland China after the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 contributed to many differences in vocabulary. This is especially prominent in words and phrases which refer to things or concepts invented after the split; thus, modern scientific and technological terminology often differs greatly between ...
Workers loading pots of tangerines—a type of mandarins—from a truck in a flower farm for Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Jan. 22, 2003. ... during Lunar New Year, the mandarin is often put on ...
In the United States of America, "Lunar New Year" is strongly associated with Chinese Americans and "Chinese New Year" is commonly used as a translation by people of non-Chinese backgrounds. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] Chinese New Year is the official name of the celebration and holiday in some countries such as Singapore , [ 9 ] Brunei , [ 10 ] and Malaysia ...
Lunar New Year celebrates new beginnings and is observed to “usher in good health, happiness, and good fortune for the new year,” Ying Yen, Executive Director at the New York Chinese Cultural ...
The meaning behind Chinese New Year’s customs. Chinese New Year is the most widely celebrated Chinese holiday across the globe. This year, it falls on February 1, 2022, and will begin the Year ...
The new year is on the new moon closest to Lichun (typically 4 February). The new year is on the first new moon after Dahan (typically 20 January) It has been found that Chinese New Year moves back by either 10, 11, or 12 days in most years. If it falls on or before 31 January, then it moves forward in the next year by either 18, 19, or 20 days ...