2024-01-12 14:06:21
The old Chinese calendar from 1996 has suddenly become very popular recently. Some mainland people discovered that the calendar of 2024 is exactly the same as that of 1996. (Web image)
[The Epoch Times, January 12, 2024]China’s old calendar from 1996 has suddenly become very popular recently. Some mainland people discovered that the calendar of 2024 is exactly the same as that of 1996. For a time, there was a craze among young people buying an old calendar to celebrate the New Year. On a mainland second-hand goods trading platform, searches for old calendars from 1996 soared 600%, and transactions hit a record high.
Recently, some netizens discovered that 2024 and 1996 are both leap years, and New Year’s Day falls on a Monday, which means that this year’s calendar is the same as that of 1996. The relevant news triggered heated discussions on the Internet.
Checking the calendars for 1996 and 2024, we found that the Gregorian calendar date distribution in these two years is exactly the same, but the lunar calendar is different. For example, the traditional New Year (New Year) in 2024 is February 10, while in 1996 it was February 19.
Although the lunar calendar is different, the coincidence of the Gregorian calendar being exactly the same still aroused heated discussions among netizens. Netizens said, “This coincidence is really memorable. When will the next similar year be?” “Time keeps moving forward. The journey has formed inextricable connections with the passing years, which is amazing when I think regarding it.”
Many netizens who were born in 1996 lamented how time flies. “Time flies so fast. I was just born in 1996.” “It feels like time and space are intertwined.” “It has been 28 years in the blink of an eye. I really don’t want to grow up.”
This strange “time overlap” triggered a rush to buy old calendars from 1996.
According to Chinese media reports, data from Xianyu.com, a Chinese second-hand goods trading platform, shows that in the past week, searches for the 1996 old calendar have soared 600%, and transactions have also hit a record high.
According to Xianyu staff, starting from New Year’s Day this year, the daily trading volume and new issuance volume of the old calendar in 1996 have been on the rise. The trading volume reached its peak on January 9, with a maximum of more than 400 people at the same time. Xianyu searches for the keyword “1996 calendar”.
The staff member said that if there are Disney characters, popular idol stars at the time or movie elements printed on them, the price can rise even higher.
The report said that the current average price of the 1996 almanac and calendar products on the Xianyu platform is around RMB 94, and the value of many products has soared by more than 30 times.
On second-hand websites such as Ebay, hundreds of old calendars from 1996 suddenly appeared, with unit prices ranging from $50 to $200.
Some netizens said they wanted to buy an “Old Calendar” for the New Year. “Personally, I think it’s quite commemorative.” “I want to collect one.” “It feels very magical!”
One netizen lamented: “Electronic calendars are convenient, but using paper calendars makes you feel the passage of time better. From brand new to gradually yellowing, the calendar turns page by page, and each important day is circled and marked. , this is the time I have experienced.”
In fact, it is not uncommon for leap year calendars to be exactly the same. Every 28-year cycle, the leap year calendar will be exactly the same.
In addition, what is unique regarding 2024 is that not only is the Gregorian calendar the same as 1996, but it also has “the last New Year’s Eve in recent years.” It is reported that the New Year’s Eve of the Year of the Dragon in the lunar calendar is February 9, 2024. Due to the influence of the “synodic lunar cycle”, New Year’s Eve for five consecutive years from 2025 to 2029 will be “New Year’s Eve”. ”. Although the New Year’s Eve will “disappear”, whether it is the 29th or 30th of the twelfth lunar month, New Year’s Eve as a traditional Chinese New Year will always be there.
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