With the ticking of the clock, we ushered in another new year. However, you know what? Starting in 2025, for five consecutive years, we will all have no Chinese New Year's Eve. This seemingly ordinary phenomenon actually hides the mystery of the wisdom of the ancients. Today, let's explore this mystery together and learn about our lunar calendar and the story behind it.
In the lunar calendar, the big month has 30 days and the small month has 29 days. This change in the phases of the moon is a law that our ancients summed up by observing the changes in the circle and absence of the moon and their relationship with the earth and the sun. The lunar month is based on the cycle of the moon's waxing and waning, and our lunar year is made up of twelve months. However, since the waxing and waning cycles of the moon are not exactly equal to the length of a year, our lunar year sometimes has thirteen months.
In this case, if the wax moon coincides with the lunar month, the Chinese New Year's Eve will be absent and replaced by the twenty-ninth year of the lunar calendar. This phenomenon is not uncommon, and it has happened in the past few years. However, regardless of whether there is a Chinese New Year's Eve or not, the tradition of family reunion on Chinese New Year's Eve remains the same. This ancient calendar system, which takes into account the cycle of the moon's waxing and waning and the length of the return year, fully demonstrates the superb wisdom of the ancients.
At the same time, we should also note that our lunar calendar is different from the solar and lunar calendars. The solar calendar is based on the cycle of the earth's revolution around the sun, while the lunar calendar is based on the cycle of the moon's full and absent phases. In contrast, the Chinese lunar calendar is characterized by the fact that it takes into account the movements of both the moon and the sun. This kind of calendar, which takes into account the sun and the moon, and attaches equal importance to yin and yang, is the embodiment of the wisdom of our Chinese nation.
Although Chinese New Year's Eve will be the "29th of the Lunar New Year" for five consecutive years starting in 2025, this will not change our enthusiasm for celebrating the New Year. Whether it is the 30th of the Chinese New Year's Eve or the 29th of the Great Year, it is a symbol of our welcome to the new year and look forward to a new life. On this day, we will let go of the tiredness of the year, reunite with our families, share food, talk about family life, and pray for the new year.
In addition, we should also see that behind this phenomenon is not only the wisdom of our ancients, but also the cultural heritage of our Chinese nation. Our lunar calendar is our history, our culture, and our roots. It carries our memories and also holds our hopes. At this special moment, we should cherish our culture, inherit our wisdom, and inject more strength into our future.
Overall, although from 2025 we will have five consecutive years without the Chinese New Year's Eve, this will not affect our enthusiasm for celebrating the New Year. On the contrary, this phenomenon has given us a deeper understanding of our lunar calendar, a deeper sense of the wisdom of our ancients, and the cultural heritage of our Chinese nation. Let's look forward to the new year together, meet new challenges and opportunities, and inject more strength into our future.