The festival, which is rooted in mythology and religion, begins on the first day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar.It is a custom for the Chinese to light up lanterns during the spring festival, which they say would bring about peace and prosperity.
Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Asian holidays. In China it is known as the "Spring Festival" and is a celebration of renewal, a good time to start afresh by forgiving grudges, buying new clothes and cleaning house to sweep away any ill fortune.
Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Asian holidays. In China it is known as the "Spring Festival" and is a celebration of renewal, a good time to start afresh by forgiving grudges, buying new clothes and cleaning house to sweep away any ill fortune.
