Old calendars from 1996 back in vogue for 2024

A quirk of calendar alignment has sparked a nostalgic trend in China, with people snapping up vintage 1996 calendars to celebrate the new year. The year 2024 and 1996 share the same leap year structure and a Monday New Year's Day, making their calendars identical.

Data from Xianyu, a popular online resale platform, reveals a sixfold increase in searches for 1996 calendars in the past week, with transactions reaching record highs.

"It feels magical when you even compare the Sundays!" exclaimed a man surnamed Li, born in 1996.