Info about CNY

Introduction to Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year (or generally referred to as Lunar New Year globally) is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar. The festival is usually referred to as the Spring Festival in mainland China, and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia. Observances traditionally take place from the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. In 2019, the first day of the Chinese New Year was on Tuesday, 5 February, initiating the Year of the Pig.

Chinese New Year is a major holiday in Greater China and has strongly influenced lunar new year celebrations of China's neighbouring cultures, including the Korean New Year (seol), the Tết of Vietnam, and the Losar of Tibet. It is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries with significant Overseas Chinese populations, including Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Mauritius, North America, Europe as well as our country Malaysia.

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When is CHINESE NEW YEAR 2019?

Jan 28 ⤇ Feb 4th  (Little Year)

Preparations for the new year begin on January 28th, 2019, and last until New Years Eve. [8 Days]

Feb 5th ⤇ Feb 15th (Spring Festival)

Chinese New Year officially begins on February 5th, 2019, and ends on February 19th. [11 Days]

Feb 16th ⤇  Feb 19th (Lantern Festival)

Preparations begin the 16th, and the Lantern Festival is held on February 19th. [4 Days]

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Chinese Zodiac

The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, is based on a twelve-year cycle, each year in that cycle related to an animal sign. These signs in order are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. It is calculated according to Chinese lunar calendar.

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⟹ For more information about CNY, please visit these corresponding websites
▹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year
▹https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/
▹https://chinesenewyear.net/

⟹ To summarize this, CNY is a festival season celebrated by lots of countries and it includes a chinese zodiac in a chinese based calendars. 

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