Chinese New Year（The Spring Festival) 中国年（春节）

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Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, begins on 7th February 2008. It is the main Chinese festival of the year and it is not a religious（宗教）event.

As the Chinese use the Lunar calendar for their festivals the date of Chinese New Year changes from year to year. The date corresponds（相同）to the new moon (black moon) in either late January or February. Traditionally celebrations last for fifteen days, ending on the date of the full moon.