Happy Chinese New Year! (4712)- But just what is a year ? (Part one of three)

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goodbye, year of the snakeToday, January 31, 2014, was the first day of the Chinese year of the Horse. Why do those Asians have to be different? The Chinese year varies based on the Lunar year which is about 354.37 days, or twelve moon cycles with the intercalation (timekeeping) extra 13th month added every 2-3 years. Interestingly, the Islamic […]