<P> Chinese New Year , also known as the Spring Festival ( simplified Chinese : 春节 ; traditional Chinese : 春節 ; pinyin : Chūn Jié ) in modern China , and one of the Lunar New Years in Asia , 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 the 21st of January and 20th of February In 2018 , the first day of the Lunar New Year was on Friday , 16 February , initiating the year of the Dog . </P>
<P> Chinese New Year , also known as the Spring Festival ( simplified Chinese : 春节 ; traditional Chinese : 春節 ; pinyin : Chūn Jié ) in modern China , and one of the Lunar New Years in Asia , 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 the 21st of January and 20th of February In 2018 , the first day of the Lunar New Year was on Friday , 16 February , initiating the year of the Dog . </P>
chinese new year what is it the year of
chinese new year what is it the year of
year of the Dog
year of the Dog