Lunar New Year 288586 210584082 2008-05-06T15:25:23Z VoABot II 1879647 BOT - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/218.103.162.205|218.103.162.205]] {[[User:VoABot_II/Help#Revert_reasons|possible test edits]]} ([[User:VoABot_II/Mistakes|mistake?]]) to last version by "Sceptre". '''Lunar New Year''' refers to the beginning of the year in several calendars. It is commonly assumed that they are all based on a [[lunar calendar]]. However, this is not the case. Several [[sinosphere|sinospheric]] cultures' new year is based on the [[Lunisolar calendar|lunisolar]] [[Chinese calendar]]: * [[Chinese New Year]] * [[Korean New Year]] (Seollal) * [[Losar]], Tibetan New Year * [[Tết]] (Vietnamese New Year) * [[Tsagaan Sar]], Mongolian Lunar New Year Other cultures use entirely different methods to determine their new year: * [[Islamic New Year]] — This may be the only major new year celebration that is based on a purely lunar calendar. * [[Japanese New Year]] — The [[Culture of Japan|Japanese]] used to have a lunisolar calendar based on the Chinese calendar. This changed on [[January 1]], [[1873]], when the [[Gregorian Calendar]] was adopted for all aspects of life. * [[Rosh Hashanah]] — In the [[Jewish]] tradition, Rosh Hashanah begins at [[sunset|sundown]] on the 29th day of the month of [[Elul]]. * [[Thai New Year]] (Songkran) — Although the traditional [[Thailand|Thai]] calendar is also lunisolar, Songkran is determined on a purely solar basis. * [[Ugadi]] — This is the new year's day for the [[Deccan]] people of India, who also use a lunisolar calendar. [[Category:New Year celebrations]] {{disambig}} [[it:Capodanno lunare]]