Lunar New Year is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar. Observances traditionally take place from Lunar New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year, marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season.
Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays in many Asian culture, including the Chinese New Year(Chinese: 春节),the Korean New Year (Korean: 설날; RR: Seollal), the Losar of Tibet (Tibetan: ལོ་གསར་), and the Tết of Vietnam, as well as the annual celebration in Okinawa, Japan. It is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries, especially in Southeast Asia. These include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is also prominent beyond Asia, especially in regions and countries that house significant East Asia and Southeast Asia populations, the United States, Canada, Mauritius, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, as well as various smaller European countries.
To learn more about how different countries around the world celebrate Lunar New Year, watch the following video: "How The World Celebrate Lunar New Year".