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Is lunar new year same with Chinese new year?

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Yes. Lunar new year is also Chinese New Year. It is also celebrated by the Koreans, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mongolians and all ethnic Chinese around the world. It is called Lunar because the year is calculated by the rotation of the moon.

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