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In a world where cultural diversity shines brightly, New Year celebrations are a kaleidoscope of traditions and customs. While many countries adopt the Gregorian calendar, other cultures rely on unique systems of time measurement, each with its own New Year or equivalent.
Chinese New Year
A festival of colors and lights
Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is based on the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebrated between late January and mid-February, it is marked by colorful parades, dancing dragons, firecrackers and family gatherings over hearty meals. Each year is represented by an animal from the Chinese zodiac. For example, 2024 is the year of the dragon in Chinese astrology, a symbol of power, prosperity, luck and wisdom.
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Saturday 14th of december, the Cyclone Chido heated the french island of Mayotte, causing violent floods, numerous death and a lot of destruction. The French President Emmanuel Macron went to the island to make an announcement to the civilians suffering a lot from this event.
Songkran
The Buddhist New year
Songkran, also called Thai New Year, is a three day festival celebrated in many Asian countries like Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, but particularly in Thailand. It has been made to celebrate the New Year based on the Buddhist calendar. During the festival, the people go out on the street to do water fights. The goal is to put water on everyone and every Budda statue to chase evil. In Thai culture, water is known to have protective and blessing properties. Of course, as it is a festival, you will see a lot of food such as Khao Chae, Prawn Pad Thai, Pad Kee Mao Talay and Mango Sticky Rice. This event creates a lot of joy in the communities who celebrate it. In 2025, Songkran will happen from the 13th of April to the 15th of April.
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