Is the Lunar New Year the same as the Chinese New Year and who celebrates it?


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VKontakte Odnoklassniki Chinese New Year is just around the corner, as the year transitions from the rat to the ox. While slightly later than the west, the celebration to herald the start of a new year carries the same significance. Countless populations will also observe the occasion all over the world. When is Lunar New Year? The lunar new year takes place on February 12 and celebrates the day on which the cycles of lunisolar calendars reset. A solar year, which is the time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun, lasts 365 days, but a lunar year is...