Ask a Mac Expert: Chinese New Year

February 3 marks Chinese New Year, so we asked Angela Sheng, director chair of McMaster's Confucius Institute, to explain what it's all about.

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[bboyplvideos]

@Etillah This isn't Asian culture, this is Chinese culture. Despite the American tendency to call it the "Chinese" new year, it's actually the lunar new year, as it's the new year based on the lunar calendar. Other countries which celebrate the lunar new year celebrate, such as South Korea, celebrate it with different customs. What Chinese people do is not what all Asians do, so to label Chinese culture as Asian culture would be somewhat problematic.

Just sayin ;)

[Etillah]

Learning a bit of asian culture a day.

[tuanminhle92]

@bboyplvideos Very true brother. In Vietnam they celebrate Lunar New year called "Tet", and this year in Vietnam is the year of the Cat, not the rabbit. It'd be more fair to recognize the difference between Asian cultures, and as you say, "label Chinese culture as Asian culture would be somewhat problematic".

[spyletu]

oh no my most politically illiterate racial brothers and sisters celebrating their confused-cius philosopher.. whatever we would do without him.. well i suppose it wouldn't be any worse

[mohchambers]

Did you hear that America??? She says the Chinese are calling in your debt at 0:40

[anticliche321]

I love china!!!! :)