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printerman
28-01-2006, 11:05
I know chinese new year is starting but how long do they celebrate for?
Acathla
28-01-2006, 11:06
Most are off for around 2 weeks.
We do alot of business in China and the factories are all closed for at least 2 weeks :(
printerman
28-01-2006, 11:21
Thats what i thought. My bank screwed up and didn't make a payment...i'm gona have to wait 2 extra weeks now.
danielf
28-01-2006, 11:50
Errm, as far as I know it's a few days. Definitely not 2 weeks.
Graham M
28-01-2006, 13:07
Chinese New Year (Chinese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language): 春節, 春节, Chūnjíe; or 農曆新年, 农历新年, Nónglì Xīnnián), also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_holidays). It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day, celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar), i.e. the day of the second new moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_moon) after the day on which the winter solstice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice) occurs, unless there is an intercalary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalation) eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year—in such a case, the New Year falls on the day of the third new moon after the solstice. (The next time this occurs is in 2033.) The Chinese New Year period ends with the Lantern Festival (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival), on the fifteenth day of the festival.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_new_year

So 15 days - Approximately 2 weeks
danielf
28-01-2006, 13:13
Chinese New Year (Chinese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language): 春節, 春节, ChūnjÃÃ*’ÂÂÂ*e ; or 農曆新年, 农历新年, NÃÃ*’³nglà ƒÃ*’¬ XīnniÃÃ*’¡ n), also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_holidays). It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day, celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar), i.e. the day of the second new moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_moon) after the day on which the winter solstice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice) occurs, unless there is an intercalary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalation) eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Yearââ‚ ¬Ã¢â‚¬Âin such a case, the New Year falls on the day of the third new moon after the solstice. (The next time this occurs is in 2033.) The Chinese New Year period ends with the Lantern Festival (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival), on the fifteenth day of the festival.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_new_year

So 15 days - Approximately 2 weeks

Fair enough, but that does not mean the country closes down for 2 weeks. My wife used to work in Hong Kong. HK shuts down for a few days over Chinese New Year, but not for two weeks. In fact, 2 weeks is an average annual holiday entitlement for HK. This does not (normally) get taken over New Year.
Xaccers
29-01-2006, 01:24
Yeah www.wgcshop.com (based in HK) say they're closed from the 27th to the 1st
Paulie
30-01-2006, 10:42
Kung Hei Fat Choi ;)

Went upto Chana Town yesterday, man it was packed. Great fun though.
Halcyon
30-01-2006, 12:25
Happy Chinese New Year to everyone :)

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