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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to recognize the celebration of the Lunar
4 New Year as a major holiday celebrated by Asian American
5 communities in Illinois, the United States, and around the
6 world; and
7 WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year marks the beginning of the
8 year using the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar or a
9 variant; and
10 WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year starts on the second new moon
11 after the winter solstice and falls between January 21 and
12 February 19 on the Gregorian calendar used in the United
13 States; and
14 WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year began being celebrated in East
15 Asia and Southeast Asia more than 4,000 years ago; today, it is
16 observed worldwide among people of Chinese, Korean, and
17 Vietnamese heritage; and
18 WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year is known as the Spring
19 Festival in China, Seollal in Korea, and Tet in Vietnam; and
20 WHEREAS, While Lunar New Year celebrations vary in length
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1 from culture to culture, ranging from three days to two weeks,
2 celebration commonalities include gathering with family and
3 friends, honoring ancestors and elders, watching and
4 participating in traditional dances, settling disputes,
5 exchanging gifts, and enjoying feasts; and
6 WHEREAS, The Lunar New Year occurs in a 12-year cycle with
7 each year being represented by one of 12 animals from the
8 zodiac; and
9 WHEREAS, In Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Lunar New Year
10 celebrations, the 2025 Lunar New Year is the Year of the Snake
11 with dual symbolism representing positive and negative
12 qualities ranging from good fortune, harvest, procreation, and
13 spirituality to cunningness, evil, terror, and threats; and
14 WHEREAS, This year, the Lunar New Year will begin on
15 January 29, 2025; therefore, be it
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