Chinese New Year is the most important and longest celebration in the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar, celebrated for centuries with important myths and traditions. It involves giving gifts, decorating homes, dragon/lion dances, and eating symbolic foods like dumplings and oranges to celebrate the start of the new year, which occurs on a different date each year and is represented by one of twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac.

1. Chinese new Year!What is Chinese New Year?Chinese New Year: ithemost important & longest celebration in the Chinese LunisolarCalendarCenturies old and rooted in many important myths and traditionsIt is celebrated in many countriesStart of the Chinese New Year is different each and every year,Images: Getty Images

2. What does Chinese New Year involve?Foods: Chinese dumplings, mandarin oranges, noodles, Taro cakes, and turnip cakes. Many of these foods have symbolic meanings.

3. Traditions: giving good luck gifts, making lanterns, cleaning and decorating the house.