On First day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (between 21 January and 20 February), Chinese New Year is celebrated . 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 . The festival is observed by Ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese people worldwide . Chinese New Year is of Cultural,Religious type . Chinese New Year 2019 date was Tuesday, 5 February, Pig . Chinese New Year 2020 date was Saturday, 25 January, Rat . The 2018 date of the festival was Friday, 16 February, Dog . Annual is the frequency of this festival . Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year,Spring Festival . The 2021 date of the festival was Friday, 12 February, Ox . 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)
Chinese New Year is also known as Spring Festival