Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year? Display in NTU gets vandalised
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«Chinese New Year» or «Lunar New Year»? Both? A display about Chinese New Year at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was vandalised with the word «Lunar» crossed out and replaced by «Chinese.» The inciLunar New Year or Chinese New Year? Display in NTU gets vandalised
«Chinese New Year» or «Lunar New Year»? Both? A display about Chinese New Year at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was vandalised with the word «Lunar» crossed out and replaced by «Chinese.» The incident has sparked a debate on Reddit and the Chinese social media platform Little Red Book (Xiaohongshu) about «Chinese New Year» being supplanted by «Lunar New Year». One Little Red Book user, who apparently supported the vandal, was upset that the words «Chinese New Year» are not allowed by NTU. «Our spring festival, culture and history, if not stolen, will be snatched away by NTU,» said the post. The post was shared on Reddit, which added fuel to the controversy. Read more