Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the GREgorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.
To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year's Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.
Spring Festival is the most importantand popular festival in China.Before Spring Festival ,the people usually clean and decorate their houses.And they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers.During Spring Festival ,the adults usually give lucky money to children.People often get together and have a big meal.Some people eat dumpling for dinner.
春節
很久以前，中國歷史上最重要的節日是春節，而且據說是中國的新年。對於中國人來說，它的重要程度和西方的聖誕節壹樣。這壹年壹度的慶典日期被定在了陰歷相當於格裏高利歷，所以假日改變的日期從壹月末變為二月初。
對於黃皮膚的中國人來說，這個解釋實際是始於春節的前夕結束於第壹個月圓之日的15。而第壹個月圓之夜壹般情況下被稱作元宵節，意味春節在全國大部分地區的官方節日時間上結束。
春節在中國是最重要最流行的節日。很久以前，過春節時，人們常常需要整理打掃房間。並且去花市買些鮮花。春節期間，成年人常常要給小子壓歲錢。人們常要在壹起聚餐，有些人午夜還會吃餃子。