Chinese Lunar New Year: discover the traditions, symbols and meaning of this ancient holiday
The Chinese calendar is of lunisolar type, that is to say that the months are lunar and that the 1st day of each month (of 29 or 30 days) corresponds to the new moon (and the 15th day to the full moon). As 12 lunar months do not represent a solar year (11 days are missing), seven months are added over a period of 19 years so that the year always remains close to the solar year. The Chinese New Year is celebrated each year on the second new moon and marks the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar. For the Lunar New Year, or "Spring Festival" in China, billions of people return to their families to celebrate the new year. What is the Spring Festival? Spring Festival, also known as Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It is a 15-day festival that begins on the first day of the Lunar New Year and ends with the Lantern Festival.
