Date: January 22,2012 (Chinese New Year’s Eve) to February 2,2012 (Lantern Festival)
Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China. It begins on the first day of the first lunar month (usually in late January or early February) and ends on the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival).
Chinese New Year is a time for families to be together. Celebrations include having annual reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, setting firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, ringing the New Year bell, sending Chinese New Year greetings, dragon and lion dancing, and Niu Yangge (traditional dance in northern China).
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Chinese New Year 2011
Chinese New Year begins according to the Chinese calendar which consists of both Gregorian and lunar-solar calendar systems. Because the track of the new moon changes from year to year, Chinese New Year can begin anytime between late January and mid-February. Below is a chart that shows the beginning day of Chinese New Year and the animal sign for that year.
| Year | Chinese New Year Begins | Animal Sign |
| 2007 | February 18 | Pig |
| 2008 | February 7 | Rat |
| 2009 | January 26 | Ox |
| 2010 | February 14 | Tiger |
| 2011 | February 3 | Rabbit |
| 2012 | January 23 | Dragon |
| 2013 | February 10 | Snake |
| 2014 | January 31 | Horse |
| 2015 | February 19 | Sheep |
| 2016 | February 8 | Monkey |
| 2017 | January 28 | Rooster |
| 2018 | February 16 | Dog |
| 2019 | February 5 | Pig |
نتقدم باحر التهانى الى اللشعب اللصينى بحلول العام الصينى الجديد 22\1\2012
وتنتهة العطلة الرسمية يوم 2\2\2012
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