OREANDA-NEWS. On the night of February 11-12, residents of China celebrated the New Year on the lunar calendar — Chunjie. The celebration of the arrival of spring will traditionally last for two weeks and will end this year on February 26 with the lantern festival — Yuanxiaojie.

National holidays on the occasion of the New Year celebration will last in China from February 11 to 17. The Chinese celebrate the New Year twice: on January 1, according to the solar calendar, as in most countries, and during the new moon. There is no fixed date for the Chinese New Year. It is calculated according to the Far Eastern lunar and solar calendar. Therefore, the beginning of the Chinese year can fall on any day from January 21 to February 21.

This year will be held under the auspices of the White Metal Bull. The Chinese believe, that the bull brings change. In addition, it symbolizes diligence, hard work, kindness, honesty and stubbornness.

Almost 1.5 billion Chinese people around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year. In China itself, due to restrictions on the coronavirus, traditional noisy celebrations and folk festivals are banned. Residents celebrated the holiday at home.