People lead a specil parade with a big dragon deading it.
Usually Chinese New Year is last for 15 days,but public holiday is for 1st and 2nd day of Chinese New Year only. The 9th day of Chinese New Year is the most celebrated among Chinese in Penang and Johore as birthday of "Tian Gong"
Last year's Chinese New Year was on a different day than this year's because our western (Gregorian) calendar clashes (doesn't match) with the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Thus, Chinese New Year is never on the same day every year.
The last day of the Chinese New Year is called "Lantern Festival"
Chinese Spring Festival,known more commonly by foreigners as simple Chinese new year is celebrated on the last day of December in lunar calendar.It is some day between January and Feburary in solar calendar.It's not a fixed day.
Chinese New Year celebrations begin on the start of the first day of the first lunar month of the year and ends on the fifteenth day of the same month.
The Chinese New Year runs from the new moon on the first day of their new year to the full moon 15 days later. It lasts for 15 days. On the first day we eat dumplings. The last day we eat yuanxiao.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1988 was the dragon.
On new years day, for them it is the year we were currently in. Some calenders show the day for the Chinese new year... which sometimes varies each year.
No, New Year's Day is Jan. 1, Chinese new year (Spring Festival) falls on the first day of the first Chinese month (usually in late January and early February), and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.
No, New Year's Day is Jan. 1, Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) falls on the first day of the first Chinese month (usually in late January and early February), and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.
it ends on the first new moon fallowing the first day of the new Chinese year
Is Chinese New Year! Or at least for 2010! Same day as Valentine's day this year!