Stop calling it "Lunar New Year" in the game! It's inaccurate and disrespectful.

Hi everyone, as a long-time player since the Z2 era (the original Plants vs. Zombies 2 launch), I was genuinely excited to see the new update featuring the festive theme. However, I was also quite disappointed and, frankly, offended by the terminology used in the game interface referring to our most important holiday as simply "Lunar New Year."

I understand the intention might be to be inclusive, but this usage is scientifically incorrect and culturally insensitive. I want to explain why this matters so much to me and millions of other players.

1. The "New Year" we celebrate is NOT a "Lunar" Calendar.

The term "Lunar" specifically refers to a calendar based solely on the cycles of the moon (like the Islamic Hijri calendar). This calendar drifts approximately 11 days each year relative to the solar cycle and is not used for marking the seasons.

The traditional calendar of China (and several other East Asian cultures) is a Lunisolar Calendar (阴阳合历). While it uses the moon phases to define months, it incorporates leap months (闰月) and the 24 Solar Terms (二十四节气) to align with the solar year (the Earth's orbit around the sun). This intricate system was developed thousands of years ago specifically to guide agriculture—hence the proper English name: the Chinese Agricultural Calendar, or simply the Chinese Calendar. It determines when to plant and harvest, something a purely lunar calendar cannot do.

2. It's Disrespectful to Erase Our Identity.

Calling it "Lunar New Year" strips away the rich historical and astronomical context created by Chinese civilization. It's like calling Christmas a "Winter Festival" to avoid mentioning its cultural roots. By using the inaccurate term, you are effectively dismissing the intellectual heritage of the Chinese people.

3. "Lunar" is NOT the umbrella term you think it is.

Ironically, by trying to be inclusive, you are actually disrespecting the true Lunar calendar users. The Islamic world uses a true lunar calendar. Their holidays, like Ramadan and Eid, shift through the seasons. Our New Year, which always falls in late January or February (the start of spring), has nothing to do with their system. It is an entirely different method of timekeeping.

4. If you want to be inclusive, call it SPRING FESTIVAL.

If your goal is to respect everyone (Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese, and the global Chinese diaspora), please use the term "Spring Festival."

For us, it marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring (Lìchūn) – it's a festival of Spring.

This name is widely accepted and used by various Asian communities without erasing the Chinese origin of the calendar system.

It is neutral enough to encompass the variations (like Korean Seollal or Vietnamese Tết) while still being rooted in the shared lunisolar tradition.

To the Devs:

I love this game. I have spent years and money on it because it's part of my life. Seeing something so fundamental to my culture being mislabeled hurts. It shows a lack of research and care. Please don't let your attempt at "political correctness" become an exercise in historical inaccuracy.

Please update the text. Respect the science, respect the history, and respect your players.

Call it the Spring Festival. Call it Chinese New Year. But please, stop calling it Lunar New Year.

Thank you for listening to a devoted fan.