Lunar New Year
noun[S]
(alsolunar new year)uk/ˌluːnə ˌnjuː ˈjɪər/us/ˌluːnɚ ˈnuː ˌjɪr/thebeginningof theyearaccordingto thecalendarsofChina, Vietnam, and some otherEastAsiancountries, when there arecelebrationsfor severaldays:
The mostimportantholidayinChinesecultureis the Lunar NewYear.
Vietnam ispreparingfor next month's Lunar NewYearholiday,knownas Tet.
Compare
Chinese New Year
- As thelunarnewyearholidaybegan, millions madetheirannualtriphome.
- For millions ofmigrantworkers, Lunar NewYearistheironlychancetoseefamiliesallyear.
- Manypeoplein theAsiancountriescelebratethelunarnewyear,includingChina, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.