The Year of Snake!
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Lunar New Year is celebrated throughout many Asian cultures such as China, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Each country has its own name for the New Year.
In South Korea, the Lunar New Year is called Seollal.
In Vietnam, the Lunar New Year is called Tết Nguyên Đán.
The number of celebration days also varies by country.
In South Korea, Seollal usually lasts three days.
For China, Lunar New Year goes for 15 days.
Vietnam's Tết Nguyên Đán is a week long.
Zodiac of the Lunar New Year:
The Chinese Zodiac has 12 animals; each with different attributes and characteristics. The animals coincide with the lunar calendar and fall in a 12-year cycle.
The order is Rat, Ox (China) or Buffalo (Vietnam), Tiger, Rabbit (China) or Cat (Vietnam), Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
