Why Chinese New Year means two weeks off

Episode 19 January 31, 2022 00:02:08
Why Chinese New Year means two weeks off
Localization Today
Why Chinese New Year means two weeks off

Jan 31 2022 | 00:02:08

/

Hosted By

Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

Every winter, close to 17% of the world ‘s population, including more than 1 billion Chinese citizens, celebrate Chinese New Year. The 15-day festival, also known as the spring festival, kicks off on the second new moon after the winter solstice.

Other Episodes

Episode 224

September 26, 2022 00:04:23
Episode Cover

Study sheds light on infants’ acquisition of native language phonology

Regardless of the language they are primarily immersed in at home, newborn infants have a well-documented penchant for identifying the slightest differences in the...

Listen

Episode 270

April 04, 2025 00:07:51
Episode Cover

Arabic Speakers Deserve High-Quality Machine Translation

By Deema Jaradat Machine translation engines often struggle to produce accurate, consistent, and culturally sensitive output in Arabic. In this article, the author argues...

Listen

Episode 149

March 12, 2024 00:22:49
Episode Cover

Women and the Language Industry

No one knows history like the people who experienced it. Industry veterans Inger Larsen, Silvia Benassi, and Nancy Pollini witnessed the massive expansion of...

Listen