Chinese New Year (simplified Chinese: 农; traditional Chinese: 農; pinyin: Nónglì xīnnián; literally: "Agrarian Calendar New Year") or Spring Festival (simplified Chinese: 春; traditional Chinese: 春; pinyin: Chūnjié) is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. It is an important holiday in East Asia. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival節节曆新年历新年

(simplified Chinese: 元宵; traditional Chinese: 元宵; pinyin: yuánxiāojié).節节