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Does it start on the full moon, or does it start on the new moon?

2007-02-16 16:03:06 · 4 answers · asked by Am 4 in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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Chinese New Year starts on the first day of the new year containing a new moon (some sources include New Year's Eve) and ends on the Lantern Festival fourteen days later. This occurs around the time of the full moon as each lunation is about 29.53 days in duration. In the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on different dates each year, on a date between January 21 and February 20. This means that the holiday usually falls on the second (very rarely third) new moon after the winter solstice. In traditional Chinese Culture, Lichun is a solar term marking the start of spring, which usually falls on either February 4 or 5.

2007-02-16 17:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It starts on the day of the new moon.

2007-02-16 16:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Clutchitude 5 · 0 0

New Moon.

2007-02-17 19:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by gotherunereadings 3 · 0 0

new moon

2007-02-16 16:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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