On December 22, 2023, there was a piece of news that made people across the country feel very happy.
From 2024 onwards, the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) is listed as a calendar holiday of the United Nations. Because many countries celebrate the Lunar New Year, the meeting should not be scheduled on this day.
As a day for families to reunite in mainland China and make good wishes for the new year, the Spring Festival has been a symbol of Chinese civilization for thousands of years. If you count the number of people, about 1/5 of the world's people celebrate the Spring Festival.
But after the good news was posted online, it ushered in controversy. There are two main sides to the dispute:
- Lunar New Year should be Chinese New Year
- Korean netizens believe that the Lunar New Year does not originate from China, and it has long existed in South Korean history.
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South Korea has a long history that is better than China
Movable type printing is also Korean, and rice is also Korean.
There are many people who believe that it should be called Chinese New Year, and Lunar New Year
It should be called Chinese New Year.
Remember, it's not the Lunar New Year, it's the Chinese New Year, okay? It's the Chinese New Year, not the Lunar New Year!
First of all, congratulations on this!
This is a cultural victory for China!
Remember, it's Chinese New Year, and it's important to know that the festival in Western countries spreads to other regions, and the name of the festival doesn't change.
Chinese New Year!
Sir, this is a cultural festival that originated in China. It should not be that other countries besides China also celebrate this festival and change its name, it should keep its original name.
The festivals of Western countries spread to other countries, and those festivals did not change their names.
Therefore, there is only the Chinese New Year, not the Lunar New Year.
It is a cultural festival that originated in China. We should not lose the character of our original name because of other countries. Western festivals did not change their names because they spread to the East. Only Chinese New Year, no Lunar New Year!
The following person should be a Vietnamese netizen, he said that Vietnam also celebrates the Spring Festival, which is similar to the Chinese New Year 8.6.
This is true, Vietnam is just a little different from the Chinese New Year in terms of food and some details, but in fact it is very similar, it is the same ancestry.
Vietnamese New Year Couplet
Vietnamese New Year families plant peach, apricot and kumquats
Koreans are coming, and Koreans believe that Korea's traditional clothing is not only beautiful in color, but also unique in style, and everyone likes it, and it is also unique to Korea.
Korean Chinese New Year costumes
In addition, Korean food is considered delicious.
I have doubts about South Korea's expression, but South Korea is a country of black, white and gray! Even down jackets have to be worn in black.
Don't you understand? Tell me, Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year is a term that many Koreans use to change concepts.
Why is it said that it is not the Lunar New Year, there is a story.
South Korea spends money on propaganda all over the country, and in Britain it is the whole thing! South Korea advertises overseas, saying that it is "Korean Lunar New Year" and saying that this is authentic.
韩国男团在演出庆贺时，也写着：Happy Korean New Year。
A congratulatory message from a Korean boy band
Note that it's already the Korean New Year
With these moves by South Korea, it is no wonder that many netizens reminded that it is the Chinese New Year, not the Lunar New Year.
Decoration of the Spring Festival at Incheon Airport in South Korea
Some netizens said that the Chinese New Year and the Lunar New Year are not the same day. If Koreans think that the first day of the lunar calendar is the New Year, then they are in good hands.
Please correct and say "Chinese New Year"!
The history of Korea is very old, just like that of China.
A Korean scholar once said that the Sumerian civilization originated in Korea.
The Koreans came, and he said: Lunar New Year, many Asian countries will celebrate, it did not originate in China, it has been handed down in the dynasties before China, it does not belong to China, it is Asian, so it is called the Lunar New Year.
If the Chinese like it, call it Chinese New Year, and don't add Chinese New Year to other countries.
Still Korean, he said: This festival has been around since the Three Kingdoms, Goguryeo, and Silla periods. Korean history is documented, and Koreans have their own Lunar New Year. Korean culture is also an ancient culture.
This is a lot of opinions on the Internet. Koreans think that they have a long history, and the Lunar New Year is Korea's own, and it has nothing to do with China, nor did it originate in China, and the Spring Festival has a longer history than China.
Myeongdong, Seoul, South Korea, celebrates the Spring Festival
We are not surprised by South Korea's approach.