Countries that celebrate Lunar New Year with Vietnam
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Along with the above 4 countries, Bhutan and Nepal also have New Year falling on the same occasion. In Mongolia, New Year is called Tsagaan Sar.
The calendars of these countries are not actually entirely lunar, but lunisolar, because they are based on the combination of the moon and the sun. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To "catch up" with the solar calendar (Solar calendar), every few years, the ancient Chinese added an extra month. This is similar to adding an extra day in a leap year. That is why New Year falls on different days throughout the years.
Other cultures use completely different methods to determine their New Year:
Islamic New Year - This is perhaps the only major new year celebration based on a purely lunar (solar) calendar.
Japanese New Year - The Japanese used to use a solar-lunar calendar similar to the Chinese calendar. But this changed on January 1, 1873, when the Gregorian calendar was adopted for all aspects of life.
Rosh Hashanah - In Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on the 29th day of the month of Elul.
Thai New Year (Songkran) - Although the traditional Thai calendar is also a lunar-solar calendar, Songkran is determined entirely by the solar cycle, falling on April 13 to 15 of the Gregorian calendar each year. This festival is also celebrated in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
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