A busy few days here in some parts of the world:
25 Jan - 2 Feb Chinese New Year (Taiwan)
28-30 Jan Lunar New Year Holiday (South Korea)
28 Jan - 3 Feb Spring Festival (China)
Tet (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday (Vietnam)
28 Jan Chinese New Year's Eve (Taiwan)
Seotdal Geumeum (Lunar New Year's Eve) (North Korea)
29 Jan Chinese New Year (Singapore, Indonesia)
Korean New Year (North Korea)
Lunar New Year (Philippines) (Brunei)
29-30 Jan Chinese New Year (Malaysia)
29-31 Jan Lunar New Year Holiday (Hong Kong)
Chinese New Year (Macao)
30 Jan Chinese New Year Holiday (Singapore)
Some notes of linguistic interest here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_New_Year
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