Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
I can't think of anyone better to start it than you!
My first work day is the 3rd and the forecast all week is wet, so I probably won't come back in here til the second week of the year.
I want to call out [MENTION=148912]K'Tesh[/MENTION] for claiming it was New Year's already in China when we all know it won't be New Year's in China for another month
Sure... Call me out for saying it's not the New Year here in China, when you replied to the same thread at 2:16 in the afternoon on December 31, 2016.
I'll tell you that today is New Year's Day in China. Though, it is based on the Western solar calendar, which Beijing does recognize (it is a national holiday here).
China also celebrates the Spring Festival, which is the beginning of the lunar new year (with an even bigger holiday (2 full weeks off)). However, I get odd looks from people here when I call it Chinese New Year. They call it the Spring Festival, and not Chinese New Year.