Gung Hay Fat Choy! Wishing you good fortune and happiness! The Chinese are obsessed with making a good start and the New Year Brings a new hope and prosperity.
New Year is the longest and happiest holiday of the year for Chinese not only for those who are in China but also for most Asian people. It sometimes lasts from a week or two.
February 1 will be the Chinese New Year for this year.
The date for the Chinese New Year falls on the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar which is based on the moon cycles. Every year it happens on a different day, but it usually arrives somewhere between January 19th and February 21st. New Year's Eve and the first three days of the new year are observed as a pubic holiday.
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