BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The 78th United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Friday, officially designating the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, as a UN floating holiday. Experts said the move shows the influential power of Chinese culture and will contribute to the promotion of the Global Civilization Initiative. “This decision indicates an increasing global recognition of China’s culture and its influence,” Zheng Changling, secretary-general of the China Folk Culture Innovation and Development Center and research fellow at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, told the Global Times on Sunday. According to a post by the UN News on Friday, this resolution “recognizes the significant importance of the Lunar New Year and…
