PSA: It's the LUNAR New Year, not the CHINESE New Year

[Syringer]

Lunar = moon, since the year is based on moon cycles.

Chinese = country/people that celebrates it, not what the holiday is based on.

 

[Amused]

Um, OK.

:::backs slowly out of thread:::

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

huh?

 

[SSSnail]

The Chinese created the Lunar calendar, they're probably the first to celebrate it, therefore I think Chinese New Year is not far off. It sucks now that I have to give out red envelops instead of receiving them, and I haven't received one for years now.

 

[E equals MC2]

Thank you. This is so that the term is all inclusive to other countries that celebrate this day - Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese, etc.

Lunar New Year is more PC.

But then again, if you really want to argue, Chinese invented the Lunar Calendar so.....

 

[EvilYoda]

Happy Chinese New Year! Got my first "hong bao" a few days ago, w00t

 

[DarkKnight69]

Gung Hay Fat Choy

First thing I was taught to say in chinese!

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: DarkKnight69
Gung Hay Fat Choy

First thing I was taught to say in chinese!

Xin Lien Quai Luh

That's the thing.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
The Chinese created the Lunar calendar, they're probably the first to celebrate it, therefore I think Chinese New Year is not far off. It sucks now that I have to give out red envelops instead of receiving them, and I haven't received one for years now.

Well, we don't say Happy Roman New Year now do we =p

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: SSSnail
The Chinese created the Lunar calendar, they're probably the first to celebrate it, therefore I think Chinese New Year is not far off. It sucks now that I have to give out red envelops instead of receiving them, and I haven't received one for years now.

Well, we don't say Happy Roman New Year now do we =p

Why is it the Gregorian calendar then? Why not the solar calendar?

And we don't say happy roman new year because it's the one we use. Do you think people in china call up a chinese food place for delivery? I don't go buy canadian milk, I just buy milk, yeah it's canadian, but I don't specify.

 

[nycxandy]

Don't be bitter, people.

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: SSSnail
The Chinese created the Lunar calendar, they're probably the first to celebrate it, therefore I think Chinese New Year is not far off. It sucks now that I have to give out red envelops instead of receiving them, and I haven't received one for years now.

Well, we don't say Happy Roman New Year now do we =p

Italians don't celebrate it. Its Chinese New Year. Stop the non sense.

 

[Aquaman]

You call it what you want (Spider New Year) & I will call it Chinese New Year

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Well, even the Islamic Calendar is based on Lunar Cycles...so it's probably best to further distinguish the Chinese New Year as being...er... Chinese.

 

[tfcmasta97]

so who's gonna go watch some dragons dance durin chinese new years? i havent done that in forever

 

[uhohs]

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

 

[Mo0o]

eh, semantics. I still call it "chinatown" instead of "international district"

 

[Alone]

I really don't care, but thanks anyways.

 

[glutenberg]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
eh, semantics. I still call it "chinatown" instead of "international district"

There are people who call Chinatown "International District?" That's news to me.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: Mo0o
eh, semantics. I still call it "chinatown" instead of "international district"

There are people who call Chinatown "International District?" That's news to me.

Depends on where you live. In San Francisco, it's Chinatown. In Seattle, it's the International District.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: Mo0o
eh, semantics. I still call it "chinatown" instead of "international district"

There are people who call Chinatown "International District?" That's news to me.

In Seattle the Chinatown is also called the International District.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[glutenberg]

Originally posted by: HotChic

Originally posted by: glutenberg

Originally posted by: Mo0o
eh, semantics. I still call it "chinatown" instead of "international district"

There are people who call Chinatown "International District?" That's news to me.

Depends on where you live. In San Francisco, it's Chinatown. In Seattle, it's the International District.

There aren't subtitles for each area within the International District? Like in LA, there's Little Tokyo, K-Town, Chinatown, etc-town. Same as in New York and SF. International District almost sounds like an area for doing commercial business transactions moreso than ethnically dominated areas.

 

[slikmunks]

i call it CHINESE new year. what.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: SSSnail

Originally posted by: DarkKnight69
Gung Hay Fat Choy

First thing I was taught to say in chinese!

Xin Lien Quai Luh

That's the thing.

Xin Nien Quai Le

 

[Tuktuk]

It's the Oriental New Year, duh!