(Received in April, 2012)
Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional
Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival," the
literal translation of the Chinese name 春節 (Pinyin: Chūnjié),
since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the first solar
term in a Chinese calendar year. It marks the end of the winter season,
analogous to the Western Carnival. The festival begins on the first day of the
first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: Zhēngyuè) in the
traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the
15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their
annual reunion dinner, is known as Chúxī (除夕) or "Eve of the
Passing Year." Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New
Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".
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