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Asked by Aylin from Australia | Feb. 23, 2015 07:50
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Doubts on Chinese New Year

I am wonder, why this peoples don't celebrate the New Year in January 1 as all the globe do it. Is so weird they are sleeping on 31 December night and is so quiet anywhere. Chinese believe in stories too much.

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Answered by Adam from Japan | Feb. 23, 2015 21:16
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Aylin, it's because Chinese people has their own calendar called lunar calendar before the solar calendar was intoduced into China. They celebrate the New Year that falls on Jan. 1 according to their lunar calendar. Lunar calendar is mostly used by Han people. Some ethnic groups have their own calendars. So they celebrate their New Year on different dates.
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