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Ring in the Lunar New Year, which will be celebrated from January 22 to February 5 this year, with positive vibes and happy greetings. Sayings like, "I hope you are healthy and happy this new year ...
Tsagaan Sar meal. The Mongolian Lunar New Year, commonly known as Tsagaan Sar (Mongolian: Цагаан сар ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠠᠷᠠ, pronounced [t͡sʰɐˈʁaːɴ sɐr] or literally White Moon), [note 1] is the first day of the year according to the Mongolian lunisolar calendar.
Lunar New Year is the beginning of a new year based on lunar calendars or, informally but more widely, lunisolar calendars.Typically, both types of calendar begin with a new moon but, whilst a lunar calendar year has a fixed number (usually twelve) lunar months, lunisolar calendars have a variable number of lunar months, resetting the count periodically to resynchronise with the solar year.
In June 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared that the Lunar New Year would be made a public school holiday, [169] in September 2023, New York State made Lunar New Year a mandatory public school holiday.
Sonam Lhosar is a New Year's day festival of the Tamang and Hyolmo people of Nepal as well as Sikkim and Darjeeling regions of India. It falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice which is usually the Magh Sukla Pratipada based on the eastern lunar calendar.
Thingyan, also known as the Myanmar New Year, is a festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Celebrated over a period of four to five days, Thingyan culminates in the New Year. Celebrated over a period of four to five days, Thingyan culminates in the New Year.
The first day is the last day of the old year. Houses and villages are properly cleaned on the first day. Perfume, water and flowers are also prepared for the Lao New Year. The second day of the festival is the "day of no year", a day that falls in neither the old year or the new year. The last day of the festival marks the start of the new year.
Little New Year, or Festival of the Kitchen God, is celebrated on the 24th day of the 12th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the start of the new year celebration. It is believed that household deities report to the Jade Emperor, ruler of heaven and earth, during Little New Year.