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Undoubtedly, the most important festival in China is the Spring Festival, also known as the China New Year. For China people, it is as important as Christmas in the west. The date of this annual celebration is determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, so the time of this festival varies from the end of January to the beginning of February.

For ordinary people in China, this festival actually begins on the eve of the Lunar New Year and ends on the fifth day of the first lunar month. But 15 in the first month, usually called Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of this country.