In contrast to the European tradition, the Chinese celebrate the New Year later, associating it with the second new moon after the winter solstice. Therefore, another name for the holiday is Lunar New Year. The first day of 2021 in China was February 12. And already according to the established tradition, the Chinese New Year was cheerfully celebrated by the students of the "Linguistics" direction, inviting fellow students and honorary guests to the celebration.

In contrast to the European tradition, the Chinese celebrate the New Year later, associating it with the second new moon after the winter solstice. Therefore, another name for the holiday is Lunar New Year. The first day of 2021 in China was February 12. And already according to the established tradition, the Chinese New Year was cheerfully celebrated by the students of the "Linguistics" direction, inviting fellow students and honorary guests to the celebration.

Spring Festival, Lunar New Year-other names of the longest holiday in China. On the eve of the celebration, streets and houses are decorated in red, red lanterns are hung and paired inscriptions - "paired couplets" - with wishes of good and happiness. These and other customs were described by the presenters-students from the group 1186, who study Chinese as the first foreign language. The children introduced the audience to the legends and festive dishes of China, performed traditional and modern songs, conducted a quiz on the knowledge of chengyu-phraseological units consisting of four hieroglyphs and speaking about the education of a person, told ancient legends. And, as it should be in the New Year, all the guests received gifts: sweets and red envelopes with wishes – another favorite Chinese custom.

At the end of the holiday, senior lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages and Translation, Director of the Chinese Language Center and organizer of the event Anastasia Kokurina summed up the competition of wall newspapers dedicated to the New Year. Most of the works used the symbol of 2021 – a White bull, depicted on a red background and accompanied by hieroglyphs. All the wall newspapers were made masterfully and imbued with an interest and love for Chinese culture. The contest participants were awarded with memorable prizes: a collection of Chinese poems, a notebook for writing hieroglyphs, a board game and a certificate of honor.

The celebration of the Chinese New Year in KIU has ended, and in China itself, the holiday will last until February 26 and will end with the Lantern Festival, when thousands of red lanterns will light up and fly into the sky.