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Chinese New Year 2010
Spring Festival , widely known as Chinese New Year in the west, falls on the first day of the first lunar month (usually in late January and early February) according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It is the most important traditional festival in China and is celebrated grandly and extensively across the country.
In 2010, Chinese New Year takes place in January 26th.
Chinese New year is a very important occasion for the Chinese people, and is a time for families to be together. So no matter how far away people are, they will try their best to go home and spend the festival with their families. This is why the period around Chinese New Year is also the time for the largest exodus. Millions of migrant workers and overseas Chinese around the world travel home to have reunion dinners with their families on Chinese New Year’s Eve.
While the origin of Chinese New Year is debatable among experts, many Spring Festival-related legends have been widespread. Read Legends of Chinese New Year. The practicable reason for celebrating the New Year at that time is that it is the time after autumn harvest. In another word, it is the time for rest and relaxation after a year’s toil.
The New Year Festival is the most important holiday of the Chinese year. Various celebrations will be held in parks and the streets in cities and towns across the country. Although the ways of celebrations vary a bit according to different regions, in general, Chinese people celebrate their traditional festival in the following ways: easting New Year feast, setting off firecrackers, visiting relatives and friends and hanging red lanterns. Read more on Chinese New Year celebrations.
Chinese New Year is an official holiday in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. In mainland China, most people will have 7 days off. In 2010, people will be off of work from 13th to 19th for the festival celebrations. In Hong Kong and Macau: The first three days is celebrated as New Year Holiday. The New Year's Eve will be included if one of the three days happens to be Sunday.
Even though most people will be staying at home with their families, hotels, markets, restaurants, shopping malls and tourist attractions keep open (Most of them will be closed on the first day). Read Chinese New Year Travel FAQs
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