Why do we celebrate...

Why do we celebrate the Chinese lunar new year


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Some stories are just classics: boy meets girl, enemies become lovers, evil monster scares vilagers so they team up and create a world wide holiday that is still celebrated by over a 1 billion people to this day. Tale as old as time! Quite literally, actually: the legends behind the lunar new year and its zodiac have been influencing how time is experienced by people all over the world for centuries. Listen to this episode of our podcast to find out more about how the Lunar New Year came to be, and how it is celebrated nowadays according to Chinese culture. Plus, guess who in our team is the absolute worst zodiac sign? Clue: their name is not in the title.

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Why do we celebrate...By Rogier and Louise