# Lunar New Year

Pronunciation: US say "loo-ner noo YEER" /ˌlunɚ ˌnu ˈjɪɹ/; UK say "loo-nuh nyoo YEER" /ˌluːnə ˌnjuː ˈjɪə/

## Noun

1. An annual holiday in several cultures that marks the start of a new year set by a lunar or lunisolar calendar rather than a solar one.
   - Simple: A yearly holiday that begins the new year using a calendar based on the moon.
   - _Lunar New Year falls on a different date each year because it follows the phases of the moon._
   - _Street markets across the city overflowed with shoppers in the week before Lunar New Year._

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