2006-11-15 05:46:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
The Chinese measure their year by a lunar calender, while western countries use a solar calender. The two are not in sync.
2006-11-15 05:49:57 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
All an authentic US nationwide vacation is, is a visit for authorities workers with pay. we've adequate authorities workers on an price account and lounging through the pool because it really is. Why did we make Martin Luther King's birthday a nationwide vacation? (i believe it replaced into no longer something yet good previous racial politics). Even Lincoln's birthday replaced into under no circumstances a "nationwide vacation" Washington's Birthday has been demoted to the conventional sounding "President's Day". Thanksgiving is a quasi-non secular vacation honoring the refugee Calvinists from the united kingdom, 'Memorial Day" which replaced into initially "ornament Day" to honor the lifeless of the Civil conflict yet now has been switched over right into a prevalent day to honor all American conflict lifeless, yet actually is the pageant celebrating the starting up of summer time. "Independence Day" replaced into for sure the day the U. S. replaced into depending and declared yet had no longer received militarily its freedom from the British. specifically it really is an afternoon to fireplace up the grill back and assemble to observe quite rockets from China blow up interior the air. Veterans Day replaced into once "Armistice Day" the social gathering of the top of WWI, yet then WWII led to April as "VE Day" and "VJ Day" that were under no circumstances nationwide holiday journeys. Now Veterans day is there to honor the residing who survived service interior the U. S. protection stress and what's extra, can vote. Oh and there is also "exertions Day", that's meant to honor American workers yet absolutely only marks the top of summer time and the starting up of the college 12 months (form of). i do not paintings for the authorities, so i'll and commonly do paintings maximum of those days. the purely days i'm getting off for a fact are Thanksgiving and yuletide. for sure there ar there are diverse diverse ethnic communities interior the U. S. that if each were granted a nationwide vacation then authorities workers would not be operating 1/2 the days of the 12 months. Be happy that the U. S. postal service places out a stamp marking the chinese language New 12 months. Christmas isn't a nationwide vacation yet ought to to boot be. it really is basically our iciness solstice social gathering thanking the Gods that the daylight will be coming again to us.
2016-10-16 09:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by konen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the chinese new year is based on a lunar year, and the U.S. new year is based on a solar year. it's complicated, but that's the basic reason.
2006-11-15 05:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by KJC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the chinese base there year on lunar calendars instead of what we do
2006-11-15 07:19:56 · answer #4 · answered by redneck_gurl0708 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is based on a different calendar year. Those parties are a blast!
2006-11-15 05:54:03 · answer #5 · answered by Caffeinated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'cause the Chinese are a few thousand years ahead of you, Americanos
2006-11-15 05:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Borat2® 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋