The 2018 date of the festival was Friday, 16 February, Dog . Ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese people worldwide observe Chinese New Year festival . Chinese New Year is related to 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) . Cultural,Religious are the type(s) Chinese New Year festival . The festival involves celebrating Lion dances,Mongolian New Year dragon dances,fireworks,family gathering,family meal,visiting friends and relatives,giving red envelopes,decorating with chunlian couplets . Chinese New Year 2020 date was Saturday, 25 January, Rat . Chinese New Year 2019 date was Tuesday, 5 February, Pig . First day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (between 21 January and 20 February) is when Chinese New Year is celebrated . Chinese New Year 2021 date was Friday, 12 February, Ox . Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year,Spring Festival . Annual is the frequency of this festival
Chinese New Year was celebrated on Tuesday, 5 February, Pig in 2019 and on Saturday, 25 January, Rat in 2020