<P> Chinese New Year , also known as the `` Spring Festival '' ( traditional Chinese : 春節 ; simplified Chinese : 春节 ; Pinyin : Chūn Jié ) in modern China , is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar . Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day , to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month . The first day of the New Year falls on the new moon between 21 Jan and 20 Feb . In 2017 , the first day of the Chinese New Year was on Saturday , 28 January , initiating the year of the Rooster . </P>
<P> Chinese New Year , also known as the `` Spring Festival '' ( traditional Chinese : 春節 ; simplified Chinese : 春节 ; Pinyin : Chūn Jié ) in modern China , is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar . Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day , to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month . The first day of the New Year falls on the new moon between 21 Jan and 20 Feb . In 2017 , the first day of the Chinese New Year was on Saturday , 28 January , initiating the year of the Rooster . </P>
what day does the chinese lunar new year fall on the gregorian calendar this year
what day does the chinese lunar new year fall on the gregorian calendar this year
Saturday , 28 January
Saturday , 28 January