By Laura Grace Tarpley
The Chinese New Year is vastly different from the one Westerners fete every January 1st.
First of all, the Chinese New Year is based on the original Chinese lunar calendar, so the date is different each year.
Oh, excuse me, all 15 days are different each year. That’s right, Chinese New Year isn’t just one day—it’s 15 days in length, always beginning in January or February.
Yes, this means people celebrate for over 2 weeks. (More importantly, that means yo

