which is also known by its formal name of Wu Zi.
which is also known by its formal name of Yi Chou. 己丑
which is also known by its formal name of Geng Yin
The Spring Festival is known in the West as Chinese New Year, in China itself the New Year's Eve is called "Chu-xi". It is the oldest traditional festival for Chinese people, and great occasions for family reunion, just like the Christmas in the West. It always comes in the 1st day of the lunar month, later than the Gregorian calendar.
The Chinese New Year for 2012 will be on Jan 23,2013. It will be the year of DRAGON.
it ends on the first new moon fallowing the first day of the new Chinese year
Year of the Horse
its the first day of the Chinese Calender, the new year when there are family gatherings, visits to friends and relations and thus it is a Public Holiday
January 27th 1971
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The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1967 is the sheep.
12:00 am the first day of the Chinese New Year!
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.
The Chinese New Year starts on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar so it is somewhere between January 20 and February 20.
it ends on the first new moon fallowing the first day of the new Chinese 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.
Is Chinese New Year! Or at least for 2010! Same day as Valentine's day this year!
It's a tradition to light fireworks on New Year's Day for the Chinese.
Chinese New Year fell on January 23rd in 2012. The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 2012 was the dragon.
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"
Today is Chinese new year