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Treasures of Tradition

On February 10 this year, many around the world will celebrate Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year. Unlike New Year’s Day, which always falls on January 1 of the most widely used Gregorian calendar, the date for Chinese New Year is determined by the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar, which indicates the moon phase and the time of the solar year—the position of the sun in the Earth’s sky. These are calculated separately and then synchronised. The year 2024 is also the Year of the Dragon, as every year in the Chinese calendar is associated with one of the 12 zodiac animals.

Reading a specific date in the Chinese calendar is combined with the zodiac sign, element, yin or yang energy, as well as other factors to provide a more detailed understanding of that

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