- theoriginofchinesenewyearchinesenewyear,pronouncedinchineseas"xinnian",alwaysfallsonthedateofmarkingthebeginningofthespringandthusitisalsocalledthe"springfestival"."xin"means"new"and"nian"means"year".therearemanystoriestoldabouttheoriginof"nian",whic...
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- TheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromtheBeginingofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoodinationwiththechangesofNature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewo...
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