{"id":2311,"date":"2011-01-30T22:53:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T05:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2011-01-30T22:56:31","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T05:56:31","slug":"two-festivals-at-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2311","title":{"rendered":"Two Festivals at Once!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are celebrating Imbolc<\/a> in the next few days, be aware that Chinese New Year falls on February 3, so you may hear some extra fireworks, depending where you are.<\/p>\n

Calculated by the Sun<\/a>, Imbolc occurs at 0420 Greenwich Mean Time on February 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are celebrating Imbolc in the next few days, be aware that Chinese New Year falls on February 3, so you may hear some extra fireworks, depending where you are. 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