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New Years: Celebrations
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Chinese New Year is a lunar holiday that begins at sunset on the day of the second new moon following the winter solstice. This is usually between January 21 and February 20. The usual Chinese greeting is "Gung Hei Fat Choi," which means "good luck." New Years is a time in which the Chinese hope to escape their bad luck. This is the biggest celebration of the year for the Chinese because it lasts 15 days.
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Since 1907, the year of the first Ball Lowering celebration, the tradition of the Ball Lowering in Times Square has become a universal symbol of welcoming the New Year. Times Square 2003 will be a spectacular event, full of sights, sound and special effects.
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The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).
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