Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. This year it falls on Feb. 16, 2018. Each year is named after one of the 12 animals featured in the Chinese zodiac. This year it will be the Year of the Dog.

People perform the dragon dance on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China, Feb. 16, 2018.
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