Chinese New Year, known in modern Chinese as the "Spring Festival" (Chinese: 春节; pinyin: Chūn jié), is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month. The first day of the New Year falls on the new moon between 21 January and 20 February.[2] In 2016, the first day of the Chinese New Year is on Monday, 8 February.[3]