What is Chinese New Year also known as?
Q: What is Chinese New Year also known as?
A: Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival in China and the Lunar New Year in Singapore.
Q: How does the traditional Chinese calendar work?
A: The traditional Chinese calendar is based on changes in the moon, and it is sometimes adjusted to fit with the seasons of the year based on how Earth moves around the sun.
Q: When does Chinese New Year occur?
A: Chinese New Year occurs between January 21st and February 20th each year, but never on January 1st.
Q: What are some traditions associated with this holiday?
A: Some traditions associated with this holiday include giving children gifts of cash in red envelopes (hongbao) instead of toys or electronics, family gatherings with large meals, and using its 7th day to count people's ages instead of birthdays.
Q: Which countries celebrate Chinese New Year?
A: Countries that celebrate Chinese New Year include China, The Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and parts of Thailand.
Q: Are there other holidays similar to it?
A: Yes - Vietnam's Tet holiday and Korea's Korean New Year are usually celebrated on the same day as Chinese new year but can be different due to different ways of thinking about changes in the moon. Japan used to have a similar celebration until some changes were made during 19th century. Losar and Tsagaan Sar which are Tibetan and Mongolian new years respectively are close to but not always exactly on par with when China celebrates its new year.
