2007-02-17 17:25:05 · 14 answers · asked by Lee Edward 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
No they celebrate New Year. Chinese New Year is the new year of the zodiac calendar. I being Chinese know this. We follow a normal calendar, but we also celebrate Chinese New Year because we want to celebrate our culture. We don't have oour own calendar. Its not like we dont believe in February or July.
2007-02-17 17:37:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Jan 1 is still New Year for every Chinese, but the Chinese New Year is a tradisional event since the
third millennium BC , it seems to celebrete coming
of the Spring season.
2007-02-18 03:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by jmartono 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of us do and some don't.
In addition to western New Year and Chinese New Year, there are others like Songkran, the 3-day New Year celebration in Thailand.
It takes place in mid April.
New Year celebrations in Asian cultures are very big and eventful.
Chinese New Year is the most important holiday of the year for the Chinese but I still like to put on a slinky black dress and high heels to dance into the early morning hours of January 1st.
Xin Nian Kuai Le!
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2007-02-18 01:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by Hello Kitty 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Chinese use both the lunar and the solar calendar. The Chinese New YEar is based on the lunar calendar, and the regular Jan 1 New Year is based on the solar calendar.
2007-02-18 13:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by Caroline 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do celebrate New Year. Chinese New Year is a seperate matter though.
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar. It's a lunar calendar which also tracks the seasons.
The Gregorian calendar, which is the common calendar we use, is a tropical solar calendar and was modified from Julian calendar.
I'm Singaporean Chinese and I celebrate both Chinese New Year and New Year.
2007-02-18 02:15:14 · answer #5 · answered by The World Ends with You 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No they celebrated on February 1.
2007-02-18 01:32:55 · answer #6 · answered by LaLa 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably with their non-chinese friends. It's still a night to party, and a day off, why wouldn't they take advantage of it?
2007-02-18 01:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might party with everyone else just for the sake of a party but no, it is not an official celebration for them.
2007-02-18 01:34:00 · answer #8 · answered by patti duke 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my experiance they will celebrate anything at the drop of a hat, yes they do big time.
2007-02-18 05:56:21 · answer #9 · answered by stephen g 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my country we celebrate both.
2007-02-18 01:36:27 · answer #10 · answered by cocoa prinzess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋