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The Calendar is an important tool which helps people to understand the days, seasons and also ascertain the important days of the year which have special religious or geographical significance.
The Lunar New Year calendar is one such calendar followed by the Chinese wherein each cycle of the moon represents a single month. The Chinese Lunar New Year Calendar is prepared depending upon the sightings of the moon. The Chinese people also follow the Lunar New Year Calendar to ascertain auspicious dates for weddings, new ventures be them business or personal.
In the olden days, The Lunar New Year calendar would be prepared in tune to the reigning dynasty in China. Hence it was made in accordance with the reigning kings wishes for implying a good and healthy relationship of the dynasty with the Heaven. With the change in the reigning dynasty, the Lunar New Year would also undergo change.
The Lunar New Year Calender would begin with a fight against a mythical beast called the “Nian” by the great lion spirit who would eventually drive it away. Hence lion spirit costumes are used in the celebration of Lunar New year. As the Lunar New Year is the major festival of the Chinese, China and many other neighboring countries go on 3 day to 7 days leaves during this period.
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