Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.
It’s true! The holiday marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, which is a calendar used in countries like Singapore, China, South Korea, Vietnam and other Asian countries.
Lunar New Year — celebrated as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in South Korea — marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the lunisolar calendar, according to ...
In the lunisolar calendar, new months begin with the new ... in China and Chinese communities around the world, but also in Vietnam, Korea and Malaysia. Before the holiday Chinese households ...
The Lunar New Year marks the beginning of Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and other celebrations across the world. The event is based on the lunisolar calendar, which tracks ...