And the Chinese celebrate New Year’s Eve today – tomorrow the Year of the Rooster starts (the Green Wooden Rooster, to be exact). Their calendar uses the moon, and this will be the second new moon after the Solstice. There seems to be some dispute as to whether the coming year should be called 4702 or 4703 – but I guess after nearly 5000 years of civilization it doesn’t matter as much as it does to those Millennial Christians. And 2005 may make them seem like a relatively young religion until you realise that one day later (February 10th) will be New Year's Day (Al-Hijra ) on the Islamic calendar, for the year 1426.
Take your pick.
The Chinese New Year will officially begin on Feb. 9 with the New Moon and end 15 days later with a celebration called the Lantern Festival.
Actually China has used the Gregorian calendar since 1911 – probably about the time that all world politicians started wearing grey suits and ties - but they still celebrate this ancient festival.
And today - mardi 8 février 2005 vulg – is known in the ‘Pataphysical Calendar as
Samedi 14 Gueules 132 de l'Ere Pataphysique
Nativité de St Jules Verne, globe-trotter en chamber
And tomorrow will be celebrating “Alice au pays des merveilles”
Dimanche 15 Gueules 132 de l'Ere Pataphysique
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