Lunar New Year

2023 - 1 - 21

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China is celebrating the Lunar New Year, with most COVID rules lifted (NPR)

In Beijing, many worshippers offered morning prayers at the Lama Temple but the crowds appeared to be smaller compared to pre-pandemic days. The Tibetan ...

on Lunar New Year's Eve, with everyone trying to be the first, or among the first, to put their incense sticks into the stands in front of the temple's main hall. The mass movement of people may cause the virus to spread in certain areas, said Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist at China's Center for Disease Control. Larger public celebrations also returned for what is known as the Spring Festival in China, with the capital hosting thousands of cultural events — on a larger scale than a year ago. She said she brought her 7-year-old son to Qianmen to experience the festive vibe in Beijing and learn about traditional Chinese culture. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Rabbit. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China.

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10 dead, 9 injured in mass shooting at Chinese Lunar New Year ... (Economic Times)

In a mass shooting at a Chinese Lunar New Year party, a suspected 10 people have been shot dead while nine others have been injured in California, ...

Without the ‘zero-Covid’ policy, Chinese Lunar New Year festivities this year are the biggest celebration of its kind since the pandemic began three years ago. One of the witnesses also told the outlet that they believed the shooting took place at a dance club. [Videos](/topic/videos)that emerged on social media show officers swarming the area while firefighters assist the victims.

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Lunar New Year 2023 launches the Year of the Rabbit (Space.com)

Lunar New Year 2023 is celebrated this year on Sunday (Jan. 22) as the new lunar cycle turns over into the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese ...

Follow us [@Spacedotcom](https://twitter.com/spacedotcom) (opens in new tab), or on [TimeAndDate.com](https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/lunar-new-year) (opens in new tab). [winter solstice](https://www.space.com/winter-solstice). [Western zodiac is based on constellations](https://www.space.com/15722-constellations.html), the 12 animals that make up the Chinese zodiac do not correspond to groupings of stars. The first lunisolar calendars in China were established during the Zhou dynasty (1046 BC – 256 BC). China's Yutu-2 rover, the [longest-running lunar rover in history](https://www.space.com/china-change-4-rover-moon-record.html), gets its name from the Chinese characters for "jade rabbit." [new moon](https://www.space.com/17561-new-moon-explained-lunar-phases.html) after the winter solstice. In China, families typically gather together for a 16-day celebration full of feasting, fireworks and gift-giving. Today, Lunar New Year is celebrated worldwide with a variety of traditions. Most years in this calendar system, known as a lunisolar calendar, are between 353 and 355 days long. Lunar New Year is celebrated widely throughout East Asia and marks the beginning of spring and the start of a new lunar cycle. In many parts of the world, today (Jan.

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Lunar New Year: History, Significance and all you need to know ... (Economic Times)

The Year of the Rabbit in 2023 will be celebrated by over a billion people globally since each year is named after one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs.

Last year, it was the Year of the Tiger. In the According to Chinese tradition, it began as a competition among the animals when the Jade Emperor was selecting palace guards. According to the [Year of the Rabbit](/topic/year-of-the-rabbit)in 2023 will be celebrated by over a billion people globally since each year is named after one of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs. When is the Lunar New Year celebrated?Each year, the Lunar New Year begins with the second new moon following the winter solstice, hence it begins on a different day every year.

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10 people have been killed in a shooting near LA after a Lunar New ... (NPR)

The gunfire was reported around 10:22 p.m. local time inside a Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio on West Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park. Local police arrived ...

The attack occurred at the end of the first day of a two-day street festival to celebrate Lunar New Year. Meyer did not give further details about the shooter or possible motive. At least 10 people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening in a city east of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

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Nine killed during Lunar New Year celebration in California (TheCable)

At least nine people have reportedly being killed in a mass shooting in Monterey park, California, in the US.

According to Bob Boese of the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department, the incident took place on Saturday, during the first day of a two-day celebration of the Lunar New Year. At least nine people have reportedly been killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, in the United States. Mass shooting: Nine killed at Lunar New Year celebration in California

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Pope sends greetings for Lunar New Year (Vatican News)

Pope Francis offers greetings to those celebrating Lunar New Year following his Sunday Angelus address.

At the end of his Sunday Angelus in St. Lunar New Year, or the Chinese New Year or often-called the 'Spring Festival' in mainland China, is one of the several Lunar New Years of Asia. Pope Francis sent greetings to those celebrating Lunar New Year, marking the new year according to the traditional Chinese calendar.

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Beijing celebrates Lunar New Year (China Daily)

Citizens visit the National Art Museum of China in Beijing on Jan 22, the first day of Lunar New Year for 2023. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn].

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In pics | See how different countries celebrated the Lunar New Year ... (WION)

People wait in line to visit the Lama Temple on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on January 22, 2023. Each Chinese New Year ...

People who celebrate Chinese New Year do not toss the waste for the first five days of the New Year, according to custom. People tried to catch lai see (red envelope) and goodies being thrown by employees of a grocery store during lunar new year celebrations in the Chinatown area of Manila. People waited in line to visit the Lama Temple on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on January 22, 2023.

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Lunar New Year reunites China's families but atmosphere remains ... (The National)

Zero-Covid measures lifted as millions travel from the cities to their towns and villages.

I still think it's important to protect ourselves." "I think this wave of the pandemic is gone," the 57-year-old, who only gave her last name, Fang, told Reuters. At Taoranting Park, there was no sign of the usual bustling New Year food stalls despite its walkways being decorated with traditional Chinese lanterns. The Tibetan Buddhist site allows up to 60,000 visitors a day, citing safety reasons, and requires an advance reservation. He explained that the New Year's custom in Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital, is to visit the homes of people who recently died to give flowers and burn incense as an offering. [ zero-covid](https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/asia/2023/01/19/xi-warns-of-lunar-new-year-covid-surge-amid-nationwide-travel-boom/) policy, which involved prolonged lockdowns and quarantines for close contacts of those with the illness, restrictions were lifted in early December.

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