ChineseNewYeariscalledSpringFestivalanditisoneofthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalsinChina.InChina,thecalendarisbasedonthelunaryear,thusthedatesoftheSpringFestivalaredifferenteveryyear.Inthelunarcalendar,sixtyyearsisamajorcycleandtwelveyearsarerepeated.Oneyearstandsforoneofthetwelveanimals(theRat,theOx,theTiger,theRabbit,theDragon,theSnake,theHorse,theSheep,theMonkey,theRooster,theDog,andthePig).AsChinesepeoplethinkhighlyofthereunionoffamily,sothatitistraditiontospendNewYearwithfamily.