New Year's Day, a Chinese holiday, commonly known as "New Year" in most countries around the world, is the first day of the new year in the Gregorian calendar. The word "New Year's Day" first appeared in "Book of Jin". In ancient China, the first days of the twelfth lunar month and October were used as New Year's Day. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty designated January 1 of the lunar calendar as New Year's Day and continued to use it. The Republic of China began on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar. It was clarified in 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, and January 1 of the lunar calendar was determined to be the "Spring Festival". Therefore, New Year's Day is also called the "New Calendar Year" and "Spring Festival" in China. "Solar year" (correspondingly, the Spring Festival is called "Old calendar year", "Lunar year", etc.). The word "New Year's Day" is a Chinese "native" and has been used for more than 4,000 years.

Chinese name: New Year's Day

English name: NEW YEAR

Also known as: New Year, Gregorian Year

Festival time: January of the Gregorian calendar 1st

Festival Type: World Festival

Popular Region: World

Festival Origin: Institutional Setting

Festival Activities: Shipping New Year's card

Festival food: pepper wine, five-spice dish

Festival significance: Gregorian New Year

Established organization: Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Setting time: September 27, 1949