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IGI Global would like to wish all of our Chinese research partners and affiliates a very prosperous Year of the Rooster

Happy Chinese New Year!

By IGI Global on Jan 23, 2017
Happy Chinese New Year! The Chinese New Year marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. This year, the Chinese New Year falls on Saturday, January 28.

The Chinese New Year festival is believed go as far back as prehistory. It marks the start of the new lunar cycle and it falls between the December solstice and the March equinox. China follows the Gregorian calendar for daily business, but the dates of the Chinese New Year and other important festivals are determined by the Chinese calendar. The Chinese New Year, which is the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar, is assigned to an animal. According to tradition, Buddha promised gifts to all animals that would pay him homage. Only 12 animals came to honor Buddha, so to favor those animals, each was given one of the 12 years of the Chinese zodiac. People born during one of the animal's years are said to inherit distinctive characteristics of that animal. The signs repeat every 12 years.

2017 is the Year of the Rooster, the tenth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac signs. The Years of the Rooster include 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, and so on. The Rooster symbolizes the epitome of fidelity and punctuality.

IGI Global would like to wish all of our Chinese research partners and affiliates, as well as the greater global community, a very prosperous and happy New Year.
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