Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "春節" in Chinese language version.
It is considered that the phrase “Lunar New Year” is more appropriate for formal usage than “Chinese New Year”
至於中秋、重陽、端午、七夕等節日,最多只有三天假期,甚至縮減為一天假期。……宋朝每年長達七天的假日只有三個,即元日、冬至與寒食。
It is considered that the phrase “Lunar New Year” is more appropriate for formal usage than “Chinese New Year”
至於中秋、重陽、端午、七夕等節日,最多只有三天假期,甚至縮減為一天假期。……宋朝每年長達七天的假日只有三個,即元日、冬至與寒食。
夏,漢改歷,以正月為歲首
改正朔者,正謂年始,朔謂月初,言王者得政,示從我始,改故用新,隨寅、丑、子所建也。周子,殷丑,夏寅,是改正也;周夜半,殷雞鳴,夏平旦,是易朔也。
王者易姓受命,必慎始初,改正朔,易服色,推本天元,順承厥意。
春者何?歲之始也。