2024 green wood dragon

Chinese New Year holiday is traditionally seven days long - from lunar new year's eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month. This falls on February 10 to 17 in 2024 - the Year of the Green Wood Dragon. 

Celebrations last up to 16 days although only the first seven days are considered a public holiday which culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 24th, 2024.

art by Issa Urra

The festival began over 2000 years ago developing many meanings through the ages. It celebrates family reunions and community - featuring ancient spiritual traditions. Some also call this the “true” Chinese Valentine’s Day. 

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What exactly is the electromagnetic spectrum? In case you believe we are such geniuses, humans experience less than one percent of the spectrum. Yet within that narrow range there are awesome glories to behold. 

Do we really know best?

From low to high frequency the spectrum ranges are - radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. The electromagnetic waves in each of these bands have different characteristics. 

Such as how they are produced, how they interact with matter, and their practical applications. Most are invisible to us - they are beyond human ability to perceive and even deadly for humans to absorb.