CHINESE CALENDAR Definition & Meaning

Chinese calendar

[ chahy-neez kal-uhn-der, -nees ]

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noun

the traditional calendar of China, in which the year consists of 12 lunar months with an intercalary month added seven times every 19 years to reconcile the lunar year of 354 days with the solar year of 365 days, time being reckoned in 60-year cycles with the first cycle dating from 2637 b.c.

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Origin of Chinese calendar¹

First recorded in 1670–80

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The feelings were compounded by the arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar.

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Her multicultural church is planning a dinner as part of the coming Lantern Festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunisolar Chinese calendar month.

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This was the first in-person celebration to mark the start of a new year according to the traditional Chinese calendar since the start of the pandemic.

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Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, a time to gather with family, reconnect with friends and indulge in food and drink.

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With 15 rabbits, Li and her staff will be busy over the holiday, the most important in the Chinese calendar.

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