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If the Western calendar is linear in nature, the Lunar Calendar is cyclical, running in five 12 year cycles. These comprise two factors. The first are the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. The second are and the five elements: wood, fire, …
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Today is the first day of the Year of the Tiger. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, that would make it 4707, 4708, or 4646 - depending on which source you consult. If the calendar now universally used throughout the world is based on the earth's rotation around the sun, the Lunar Calendar, which was …
Today is Chinese New Year's Eve. As the last day of the old year, everyone is busy getting haircuts, buying new clothes, going to flower markets, and doing what in the West we would call Spring Cleaning. Another important activity is the preparation of food for the next couple of days. It is important that …