why do the chinese have to be difficult and have new year at a different time to everyone else?

Answer 1

All cultures have thier own way to measure time, the Gregorian calendar is the norm because of British expansion and occupation which brought this calendar to the whole world.
The Chinese were lucky enough not to be dominated by them and therefore still celebrate thier own new Year. They do use the Gregorian calendar for business.

Arab lands still use the Hijirah calendar (Established when Muhammad left Mecca and went to Medinah) and supplement the date with the Gregorian calendar.

Tribes in Africa and South America, as well as the natives on various islands and even Austrailia have thier own time measurements.

It is only the egocentric and superlative nature of the American-European culture to think itself the best and most supreme and therefore anything else must be wierd.

Don't fall into that ego. We are not superior... nobody is.

Answer 2

Hi>
I wouldn't call the Chinese calender. or any others "difficult"
In the UK we work to a "Gregorion" calender. Which is of Italian origin from a Pope Gregory.
I sometimes work to the Islamic calender.
Which puts me in a year many moons ago.
I give my local Cantonese take-away freinds a small present every Chinois New Year.
They give me a thing every Brit New Year.
So all is well/

Bob

Answer 3

Moon based calender.

They aren't "difficult" about it. Many different cultures celebrate new years on a different date, both now, and in the past. For example: April Fools Day was once New Years Day.

Answer 4

There are many different new year times. For example, the Islamic New Year is in January, and the Jewish new year in September.
The time of a new year is based on lunar cycles, and religion.

For all those answers with a PC message, when I lived in China they wanted to know why we had to be different, and considered their customs to be the best - I expect it's fairly normal for any country to consider itself best even though it's not politically correct.

Answer 5

they aren't trying to be difficult. they just developed their calendar based on the moon rather than the sun. and why can't we celebrate it differently from everyone else? we don't bother other people's lives while doing it and it's more or less a celebration still. i hate when people get frustrated with US for having different practices than them...ugh.

Answer 6

The Christians, Muslims, Jews and many other groups of people are different too. No need to assume everyone is the same.

Answer 7

Maybe because of there culture and traditions. Everybody doesn't have to comform to this western society who has a melting pot of their own ideas and other peoples customs, traditions that were brought here. I'm pretty sure the natives of this country did not celebrate Independance day they were Independent before Europeans came here and raped and murdered this people and stole there land. Do you research.

Answer 8

Why do you assume your not the one being difficult by basing new years on 1st Jan? They are a billion strong remember.

Answer 9

They're not being difficult.

Its their culture. They do not share the Gregorian (twelve months to a year) calender but have a chinese one in which the year is shorter.

Answer 10

They did not do it to make us mad. Plus, as was said before, theirs is both older and more accurate. Ours is screwed up. It was mostly designed by the Romans, and makes no sense as to the number of day sin a month. They do not follow an truely natural pattern. That is why we have to have leap years.