Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holiday. It is sometimes called the "Lunar New Year" by English speakers. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival . Chinese New Year's Eve is known as chú xī. It literally means "Year-pass Eve".

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Lunar Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Ancient Chinese New Year is a reflection on how the people behaved and what they believed in the most.

Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors, as well as cultures with whom the Chinese have had extensive interaction. Chinese community and non Chinese community are believed to come and enjoy issues New Year's themed stamps.

It is also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast with families.

The Chinese New Year tradition is a great way to reconcile forgetting all grudges, and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.

Batam Chinese Festival will be held on February 5^th – 13^th at Nagoya (Bumi Indah Nagoya – near Sarijaya Hotel) and the final attraction is on February, 20^th, 2010. We will also proudly present our China Halal traditional food, fashion, culture show & traditional dance thru the event.

This captivating event festival will boisterous along Nagoya road with all of the excitement of Chinese tradition.

So, come and please enjoy Batam Chinese Festival!