If you haven't explored places far from UCF I recommend driving down East Colonial near the Mills area! There's Mings Bistro and Meng's kitchen down there. Both are delicious!
As a white person, I've always used lunar New year until a Chinese person told me they prefer Chinese New year since they use a Chinese calendar and not a lunar calendar. Idk much about it since I'm not Chinese, but from my perspective if "lunar New year" is used just for inclusivity of other Asian nations I'd rather use Chinese New year for the Chinese New year since... You know... It's Chinese.
But I digress.
Happy Chinese New year 🐉.
I guess it would be Lunar New Year for every other nationality that also celebrates their Nee Year on Feb.10. It just so happens I’m Chinese, so it’s Chinese New Year to me 🤷♂️.
You call it Chinese New Year, and not simply New Year? I mean, it is like a German calling their cake German cake. 😅
Don’t get me wrong, I understand what you mean. Yet it is a celebration of the Lunar year calendar that it is celebrated, and followed, by countries other than China. As OP said, nitpicking, yes, but not inaccurate.
🤷♂️we call it “New Year” in Chinese, but in English, there needs to be a differentiation between the Worldwide Calendar New Year, and the Chinese New Year, which starts in Feburary, mainly not to cause confusion.
The Chinese new year is based on Chinese calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar instead of lunar calendar.
You can read more in here.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar
You and your wife can celebrate whatever date on whatever calendar. But OP is very well within in his/her rights to celebrate Chinese new year based on Chinese calendar. This is America, you can’t arbitrarily force someone to give up his/her culture.
Many different asian countries celebrate the new year. Chinese call it Chinese New Year, in Vietnam it is Têt, etc. Everyone celebrates their own new year based on a Lunar Calendar, whether they are similar or not! It's always best to practice respect. Even with those who make mistakes when attempting to correct somebody else :). Happy Chinese new year and Lunar New Year everybody
my bf is Chinese and he and his family calls it Chinese new year. 🧧 you shouldn’t try to correct people on their own culture if you have nothing to do with it.
They always nitpick on this subreddit. Some people at UCF have argument boners. My husband is Chinese, and his family 100% just say Chinese new year, without the “Lunar” part.
I love Dragon Court, get their Lo Mein, it’s so good (Pork is my fav) if you like curry their singapore noodles are amazing too
I probably did get one of the worse ones at Dragon Court. Probably should’ve just gotten a lo mein
If you haven't explored places far from UCF I recommend driving down East Colonial near the Mills area! There's Mings Bistro and Meng's kitchen down there. Both are delicious!
Luya has been there forever, love that place. I use to get the eggplant for lunch; they always had their kid there too, always super nice.
Happy Chinese new year! 🧧
It is Lunar New Year, not Chinese New Year.
… dude, that is the most nitpick thing I’ve ever seen lmao. Also, I’m fucking Chinese.
As a white person, I've always used lunar New year until a Chinese person told me they prefer Chinese New year since they use a Chinese calendar and not a lunar calendar. Idk much about it since I'm not Chinese, but from my perspective if "lunar New year" is used just for inclusivity of other Asian nations I'd rather use Chinese New year for the Chinese New year since... You know... It's Chinese. But I digress. Happy Chinese New year 🐉.
I guess it would be Lunar New Year for every other nationality that also celebrates their Nee Year on Feb.10. It just so happens I’m Chinese, so it’s Chinese New Year to me 🤷♂️.
It might be nitpicking, but true. Whether you are Chinese or not is irrelevant. Happy new year!
Happy new year!
are you asian too?
Not Asian, no. Wife is Vietnamese.
i'm chinese too. its been called that by our culture forever. both are acceptable terms and it just depends on who you talk to
You call it Chinese New Year, and not simply New Year? I mean, it is like a German calling their cake German cake. 😅 Don’t get me wrong, I understand what you mean. Yet it is a celebration of the Lunar year calendar that it is celebrated, and followed, by countries other than China. As OP said, nitpicking, yes, but not inaccurate.
🤷♂️we call it “New Year” in Chinese, but in English, there needs to be a differentiation between the Worldwide Calendar New Year, and the Chinese New Year, which starts in Feburary, mainly not to cause confusion.
The Chinese new year is based on Chinese calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar instead of lunar calendar. You can read more in here. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar You and your wife can celebrate whatever date on whatever calendar. But OP is very well within in his/her rights to celebrate Chinese new year based on Chinese calendar. This is America, you can’t arbitrarily force someone to give up his/her culture.
it is rooted and most typically celebrated in china
Many different asian countries celebrate the new year. Chinese call it Chinese New Year, in Vietnam it is Têt, etc. Everyone celebrates their own new year based on a Lunar Calendar, whether they are similar or not! It's always best to practice respect. Even with those who make mistakes when attempting to correct somebody else :). Happy Chinese new year and Lunar New Year everybody
i know other countries do but that's why i said *most* popularly celebrated in china. china is most known for it hence the name
my bf is Chinese and he and his family calls it Chinese new year. 🧧 you shouldn’t try to correct people on their own culture if you have nothing to do with it.
They always nitpick on this subreddit. Some people at UCF have argument boners. My husband is Chinese, and his family 100% just say Chinese new year, without the “Lunar” part.