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Chinese New Year Lasts for 15 Days
Chinese New Year is a 15-day celebration that follows the lunar calendar. This vibrant festival, filled with parades and family gatherings, is one of the longest and most colorful New Year’s celebrations worldwide.

New Year Celebrations Date Back 4,000 Years
The earliest records of New Year celebrations come from ancient Babylon, around 4,000 years ago. They celebrated the arrival of the new year during the first full moon after the spring equinox, marking it as a fresh start with grand festivities.

New Year Celebrations Date Back 4,000 Years
The earliest records of New Year celebrations come from ancient Babylon, around 4,000 years ago. They celebrated the arrival of the new year during the first full moon after the spring equinox, marking it as a fresh start with grand festivities.

The world record for the time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965.

The 17-year-old Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes (264.4 hours), breaking the previous record of 260 hours held by Tom Rounds

In Igboland, Ifá is known as Afa and is performed by a specialist called Dibia. The Dibia is considered a doctor and specialises in the use of herbs for healing and transformation.