On New Year’s Day, “the” is added to English, and before traditional holidays, the definite article “the” must be added.

The first day of the Lunar New Year: the first day of (?the) lunar year.

The usage:

1. Used to refer specifically to certain people or persons some things.

2. Used to specifically refer to people or things that are not mentioned above but that both parties in the conversation clearly refer to.

3. Used to express the people or things mentioned above.

4. Used before ordinal numbers and superlatives of adjectives.

5. Used to express unique things in the universe.

Word collocations:

massacre of the innocents? a resolution to revoke certain motions

keep one's nose to the grindstone? work hard

swing the lead? Pretend to be sick to avoid doing your job

enter the lists Participate in the competition

wear the trousers? Take charge Master

break the ice?break the silence

draw the line?limit it

bite the dust

clear the air?make The air is fresh again