Spring Festival Calendar

Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month), also the Chinese Lunar New Year is the beginning of a lunar Chinese year. Also known as Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival is the most solemn and important festival of the Chinese nation. During the festival, a variety of celebrating activities are held throughout the country to remove the old and build the new, welcome a happy and prosperous new year, worship the gods and ancestors, and pray for the harvest. These colorful activities display the essence of traditional Chinese culture. Under the influence of Chinese culture, some countries and regions also celebrate the Spring Festival. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 20 countries and regions have designated Chinese New Year as a statutory holiday for the whole state or some cities under jurisdiction.