• Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    10 months ago

    Chinese culture is not under fire.

    They just have two separate calendars.

    One of them follows the solar cycle and one of them follows the lunar cycle.

    Today celebrates the new year according to the lunar cycle.

    “Lunar New Year” are literally English words, but not in any conceivable way a definitively and singularly English term, that’s so narcissistic of you it’s almost solipsistic, hahaha

    It’s a reflective comprehensive translation of the lunar New Year of every culture that follows the lunar calendar.

    You can totally criticize it, it’s super funny that you keep trying.

    I’ll be here.

    • LemonLord@endlesstalk.org
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      10 months ago

      No. Every three years there’s an additional month to synchronize the calendar with the sol-year. So they mixed moon- and solyear.

      Years ago the world I knew used the term “Chinese New Year”. Now your term is quite more often used by media. I think there is purpose not to bring positive news from this land. Words can be weapons.