About Filipino, Singaporean, Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai, Laotian, Cambodian, Burman, Japanese?
I know Filipino don't celebrate Lunar New Year. What about those nationalities mention above?
I do know that they have their own new year celebrations based on their own calendars or religious beliefs before Westerners colonized their countries but I don't their exact dates.
I think the only the Vietnamese, the Mongolian and the Korean celebrate Lunar New Year because their cultures were influenced by the Chinese during B.C as well as A.D. Korea was once colonized by the China off and on though out the history. Vietnam was also colonized by China off and on for about 1000 years (heard from my Vietnamese friend).
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If I have made any error in term of the info, please, feel free to correct me!
I'm very glad that you guys are very well knowledgeable about your own cultures and heritages!
Thank you to all of you that have answered!
Singapore and Malaysia are multi-cultural countries. So we celebrate western New Year Day, Chinese Lunar New Year, Muslim Hari Raya Puasa and Indian Deepavali. The Chinese, Muslim and Indian new years will be based on the lunar calender according to each custom.
Thailand celebrates Songkran every April 13-15 with water as agent for purification and blessing. This has turned into present day water fights. But it is really a celebration of the start of rainy season for the farmers to wet their crops.
Myanmar celebrates around April 16 for 3 days. Cambodia celebrates about April 12, 13 or 14 for 3 days. Laos celebrates on April 13, 14 or 15 for 3 days. Vietnam celebrates Tet in Feb according to the lunar moon lasting 7 days and is similar to Chinese lunar new year.
Japan celebrates on 1st Jan as the western calender.
It is quite wrong to say that Filipino does not celebrate Lunar New Year. The Filipino Chinese do. Just that it is not a national hoilday.
As like in the minorities in other countries. they will celebrate their own new year day but not necessary as is a national holiday.
Oh, Indonesia being predominantly Muslim celebrates the Hari Raya Puasa. Though New Year Day and Lunar New Year Day is also a holiday.
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