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Old 02-16-2016, 01:18 AM
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Default The year is "lunisolar"

http://people.howstuffworks.com/cult...-new-year1.htm

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Determining the date of Chinese New Year requires some complicated calculations. In most cases, it falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice.
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