Oink – Let’s Celebrate the Year Of The Pig
Happy New Year to you all and we hope 2019 be a prosperous, healthy and happy one. New Year on the Gregorian calendar is January 1st every year. Chinese New Year differs to that of the Gregorian calendar and this year, the date for celebration is February 5th. Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is Chinas most important traditional festival. The date for New Year differs and is between January 21st and February 20th – whichever date starts with a new moon. The date for Chinese New Year is also decided according to the sun and is always 1 to 2 months after China’s shortest day of the year. Chinese New Year Celebrations Chinese New Year is prepared for and celebrated for up to 23 days: Little Year (Jan 28 th – Feb 4 th ) Little Year is on 28th January and is traditionally a day of memorial and prayer ceremonies. Some of the main activities include cleaning and sweeping away bad luck. From this day until New Year’s Eve (Feb 4th) preparations are u...