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Use this puzzle activity from the Encyclopaedia Britannica to learn about Chinese New Year. A major holiday in China and Chinese communities throughout the world is Chinese New Year. Unlike in Western nations, where 1 January is always the first day of a new year, the starting date of the new year i More…s not the same each year on the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year begins in late January or early February. The 15-day celebration begins with the new moon and lasts until the full moon.