Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year)
Sat Feb 2024
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Lunar New Year (also known as Spring Festival or Chinese New Year) is the most important holiday in China and Chinese communities around the world.
How do you wish someone “Happy New Year” in Chinese? It depends on who you’re talking to. In China, the official language is Mandarin. Gong xi fa cai is how Mandarin speakers wish you a happy new year — meaning “wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year.” Many overseas Chinese communities speak Cantonese. Gung hay fat choy is how Cantonese speakers wish you a happy new year—meaning “wishing you great happiness and prosperity.”
The celebration generally includes family and friends, feasting and fireworks, and parties and parades.