Lunar New Year (pre-1873)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lunar_New_Year_(pre-1873)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:festival
gptkbp:abolished	gptkb:Japan 1873 adoption of Gregorian calendar in Japan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Spring_Festival
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkbp:calendar	lunisolar
gptkbp:celebratedIn	gptkb:China gptkb:Japan gptkb:Korea gptkb:Mongolia gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:customs	gptkb:fireworks ancestor worship family reunion giving red envelopes red decorations
gptkbp:dateVaries	late January to mid-February
gptkbp:duration	15 days
gptkbp:endDate	gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lunar New Year (pre-1873)
gptkbp:marking	beginning of new year
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Han_Chinese gptkb:Koreans gptkb:Ryukyuans gptkb:Mongolians Japanese Vietnamese
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Laba_Festival
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Chinese_New_Year gptkb:Seollal gptkb:Tet gptkb:Tsagaan_Sar
gptkbp:significance	renewal and family unity start of agricultural year
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Japanese_New_Year_celebrations
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7