Hura Vărman<p>So, it's (some still have it coming) New Years.</p><p>The <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Chuvash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chuvash</span></a>, like many <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> peoples (not only Asian, of course), used to use the <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/lunar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lunar</span></a> and then the luni-solar year cycle. Depending on the cycle, there were 12 or 13 months in a year. But that's not what I'm talking about right now.</p><p>Some time ago Chuvash people used to give names to the years in the form of animals. You can see it, for example, in the <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>calendar</span></a>.</p><p>There are fragmentary information about the names of such years in the 17th and 18th centuries. But in 1962 in Bashkortostan in the village of Shlanly, Aurgazinsky district, Artemyeva's notes were found, which were kept by her and her ancestors since 1852, taking into account the years.</p><p>Looking ahead, I can say that some of the names of the years, matches the Chinese calendar, from the very first records in the 19th century. This may be due to the long-standing neighbourhood, back in the times when the Huns were neighbours of China. Or maybe not. There is no reliable information.</p><p>So. From 1852 down, the following years went by:<br>1. Кушаккайӑк/Kushakkajӑk - Mouse<br>2. Ӗне/Ӗne - Cow<br>3. Парӑс/Parӑs - Bars/Leopard<br>4. Мулкач/Mulkach - Hare<br>5. Арӑслан/Arӑslan - Lion<br>6. Ҫӗлен/Şӗlen - Snake<br>7. Ут/Ut - Horse<br>8. Сурӑх/Surӑh - Sheep<br>9. Пӗҫин/Pӗşin - Monkey<br>10. Чӑх/Chӑh - Chicken<br>11. Йытӑ/Jytӑ - Dog<br>12. Сысна/Sysna - Pig</p><p>Thus, the previous year was the year of the <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Lion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lion</span></a> and the coming year is the year of the <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Snake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snake</span></a>. Amazing matches with the Chinese calendar.</p><p>Even more surprising is that like the Chinese calendar, there are similarities with Yin and Yang. However, the Chuvashs have a little more complicated: harvest or not harvest year, rich or poor, good or bad. And with the addition of the 60-year cycle, there are also predictions about events, there may be famine or war, calm or not so calm, and etc.</p><p><a href="https://lor.sh/tags/chuvash_language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chuvash_language</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/chuvash_culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chuvash_culture</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/turkic_culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turkic_culture</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/asian_culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asian_culture</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/newyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newyer</span></a> #2025</p>