The festival is observed by Ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese people worldwide . On First day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (between 21 January and 20 February), Chinese New Year is celebrated . Chinese New Year 2020 date was Saturday, 25 January, Rat . Lion dances,Mongolian New Year dragon dances,fireworks,family gathering,family meal,visiting friends and relatives,giving red envelopes,decorating with chunlian couplets are the celebrations of this festival . Chinese New Year 2018 date was Friday, 16 February, Dog . The frequency of this festival is Annual . The 2019 date of the festival was Tuesday, 5 February, Pig . Chinese New Year is of Cultural,Religious type . Lantern Festival,which concludes the celebration of the Chinese New Year,Mongol New Year (Tsagaan Sar),Tibetan New Year (Losar),Japanese New Year (Shōgatsu),Korean New Year (Seollal),Vietnamese New Year (Tết) is related to Chinese New Year . Chinese New Year 2021 date was Friday, 12 February, Ox . Lunar New Year,Spring Festival is also called Chinese New Year
The festival involves Diya and lighting