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Chinese New Year Dates

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. In China, people may take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year.

2000	Feb. 5
2001	Jan. 24
2002	Feb. 12
2003	Feb. 1
2004	Jan. 22
2005	Feb. 9
2006	Jan. 29
2007	Feb. 18
2008	Feb. 7
2009	Jan. 26
2010	Feb. 14
2011	Feb. 3
2012	Jan. 23
2013	Feb. 10
2014	Jan. 31

See also article on Chinese New Year; Chinese Calendar.

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