Chinese New Year is the most important of the
traditional Chinese holidays. In
China, it is also known as the
Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year's Day itself, the first day of the first month of the
Chinese calendar, to the
Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, making the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar. Because the
Chinese calendar is
lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "
Lunar New Year".
No comments:
Post a Comment