It is not a certain number of countries who celebrate the Lunar New Year. Any country with a significant Chinese population celebrates the Chinese New Year.
Chinese New Year is celebrated by China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan . Countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines where there is dense chinese population also celebrate the New Year!
No, different cultures and countries may celebrate the new year on different dates based on their calendars. For example, the Chinese New Year falls between January 21 and February 20 on the Gregorian calendar.
Matariki is the Maori 'New Year' so it is celebrated in New Zealand.
Most countries celebrate the new year in some manner. It may not be a legal holiday, but I have no knowledge of and cannot find a major country who does not celebrate or at least recognize the new year.
Yes, they do celebrate New Year.
They celebrate for the same reason anyone else does - It's a ceremony to officially mark the end of one year, and the start of the next. They just celebrate in a different manner to western countries.
Buddhism is not a single entity. Various Buddhist groups celebrate the new year and have related festivals on their own schedule and manner.In Theravadin countries, such as Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Lao, the new year is celebrated starts on the first full moon day in April.In Mahayana countries the new year starts with the first full moon day in January and the celebration lasts for three days.There is however an impact from the prevailing local culture. Many Asian countries celebrate the new year on the basis of a lunar calendar. Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese celebrate the new year late January or early February. Tibetans, however, recognize the new year as starting about one month later.
people celebrate Chinese new year is because Chinese new year is their tradition.
At the end of the year, people celebrate the coming of the new year.
In this era, Most of the countries are following Georgian Calender, so do Pakistan. As you know, the New years is celebrated to cherish the last moments of the year and to make new plans and resolutions for the upcoming year. So, the anticipation for New Year's Day gets people in the mood to celebrate.
they celebrate CHINESE NEW YEAR