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Relationship between the current Sexagenary cycle and Gregorian calendar. This Chinese calendar correspondence table shows the stem/branch year names, correspondences to the Western calendar, and other related information for the current, 79th Sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar based on the 2697 BC epoch or the 78th cycle if using the 2637 BC epoch.
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 ...
'Agricultural Calendar New Year' and Chinese: 過年; pinyin: Guònián; lit. 'passing year'. Unlike in China, where Chinese: 春节; pinyin: Chūn Jié; lit. 'Spring Festival' is the standard and official term, people in Taiwan typically do not use Spring Festival in daily conversations. Instead, they emphasize the connection to the lunar ...
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 most celebrated Chinese holidays, such as Spring Festival (Chunjie, 春節), also known as the Chinese New Year, Lantern Festival (元宵節), Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節), Dragon Boat Festival (端午節), and Qingming Festival (清明節) are all based upon the Chinese lunisolar calendar.
The Lunar New Year is an event celebrated by billions of people across the world on the first new moon of their calendar. Although often referred to as "Lunar New Year" in English, this is a misnomer, as it refers to both celebrations based on a lunar calendar as well as a lunisolar calendar.
From 2008 to 2013 it was shifted back by one day to begin on Chinese New Year's Eve. In 2014, New Year's Eve became a working day again, which provoked hostile discussion by netizens and academics. [6] [7] However, since 2015, Chinese New Year's Eve is usually swapped with nearby weekends so that people need not work on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Weiya is the year-end festival. Glutinous rice, steamed buns, and much alcohol are traditional foods. Getting a haircut and buying new year gifts are common activities at the end of the year. End of year work parties (年会) are a modern remnant of the year-end festival. Some other traditional activities at this time of year: