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.
远在天涯海角的中国最重要的节日是春节，又称春节。对中国人来说，这和圣诞节对西方人一样重要。这一年的庆祝日期是由农历而不是公历决定的，所以节日的时间从1月底到2月初不等。对于普通中国人来说，
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.
的节日实际上是在农历新年前夕开始的；月日至农历正月初五。但是正月十五，也就是通常所说的元宵节，在中国许多地方意味着春节的正式结束。