It's the beginning of the month in the Chinese calendar. Some Buddhist Chinese keep a vegetarian diet on the new moon and full moon each month.
the new moon is full moon
Chinese New Year starts with the new moon of the first day of the new year. It then ends 15 days later, with the full moon!
it ends on the first new moon fallowing the first day of the new Chinese year
Yes, since the Chinese calendar is synchronised with the lunar calendar.
Chinese new year, moon festival, and lantern festival.
Moon Cake
Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year, Moon Cake, and Lantern festival.
Yes, the Chinese calendar follows the lunar cycles. This is why the start of every Chinese (lunar) month always coincides with a new moon and why the 15th day of each Chinese month always coincides with a full moon.
Chinese moon cake or make your own fortune cookies
Chinese New Year is a celebration of the richness of Chinese culture, traditions and customs. It is also the start of the new year in the Chinese calendar, based on the moon.
On the 15th day of the moon cycle
Chinese new year is falls between January and late February, depending on the Lunar (moon) calender.