The lunar calendar continues to be used into the twentieth-first century for determining the time of sowing, planting, harvesting, or for the days of holding community and calendrical festivals in China. The Gregorian calendar was adopted for civil or public services in 1912 or the first year of Republic of China. This distinguishes it from the Gregorian calendar, which formed on the movement of the sun. It would be more accurate to refer to it as ‘lunisolar calendar’ because it’s formed based on the movement of the moon and the sun. In my opinion, it’s actually misleading to refer to the traditional Chinese calendar as ‘lunar calendar’, as it's a somewhat hybrid or combination of lunar calendar and solar calendar, like the Hebrew Calendar. People in these countries adopted culture and customs including the Chinese writing system and traditional Chinese calendar, among others. In ancient times, countries like Japan, Korea and Vietnam were heavily influenced by Chinese culture. 1600 BC), hence the name of xiali or ‘Xia calendar’ Ģ) An alternative interpretation for using the word yin may be referring to taiyin 太陰, which is an alternative name of yueliang 月亮 or the moon. It’s believed that Yin/Shang people made the traditional Chinese calendar, although this calendar is also believed to have been created by the Xia dynasty (ca. 1600-1046 BC), which was also referred to the Yin dynasty in history. Traditional China was an agrarian society, and the calendar was designed primarily to cater for famers needs, so it’s easy to understand why it’s called nongli.Īs for the use of yinli to refer to the traditional Chinese calendar, there are two possible reasons in my view, depending on the interpretation of the word yin 陰 in yinli:ġ) Yin may refer to the Shang dynasty (ca. ![]() The traditional China calendar is called nongli 農曆 (‘agricultural/farmers’ calendar’) or yinli 陰曆 (‘lunar calendar’). It can also be referred to as yinli xinnian 陰曆新年 which means ‘lunar calendar New Year’. So what zodiac animal are you? Find your animal according to the dates below.Lunar New Year is referred to in China as nongli xinnian 農曆新年 which literally translates to 'agricultural calendar New Year’ or ‘farmers’ calendar New Year’. Whatever the animal was the year you were born is representative of your characteristics, according to mythology. Least year was the ox this year is the tiger. Each possesses its own character traits, and they are assigned based on a 12-year cycle. Zodiac animalsĮach lunar year has a corresponding animal from the Chinese zodiac - all based on Chinese mythology - and this year is the year of the tiger. While it varies each year, the holiday will always fall between Jan. ![]() ![]() It spans 15 days, until the full moon arrives. So, the first day of the Lunar New Year begins with the first new moon that happens between the end of January. The Lunar New Year falls on a different date each year, and it’s dependent upon the cycles of the moon. It’s one of the biggest and most important celebrations each year in the East and Southeast Asian cultures, which include China, Vietnam and Korea, among others.Īccording to, the holiday began as a time to feast and a way to honor household and heavenly deities, as well as ancestors. In case you haven’t heard yet, we are officially into the Lunar New Year, as of Tuesday.
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