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Understanding Lunar New Year Celebrations
The History and Significance of Lunar New Year Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is one of the most important traditional holidays celebrated by many East Asian countries, including China, Korea, and Vietnam. The date of Lunar New Year is determined by the lunar calendar, which is based on the cycles of the moon.…
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What Does Hanukkah Mean?
The History and Origins of Hanukkah Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that usually falls in December. The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BCE, after the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. The Seleucid Empire had taken control of Jerusalem and the temple, and…
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