Chinese new year holiday 2019 start and finish

The Chinese New Year (also known as Spring Festival) in 2019 started on:

• February 16, 2019 (Saturday)
• 24th day of the 12th month of the Chinese calendar ( lunar calendar)

And ended on:

• February 19, 2019 (Tuesday)
• 27th day of the 1st month of the Chinese calendar (lunar calendar)

Note that the exact dates of Chinese New Year vary each year because the Chinese calendar is based on a lunisolar calendar, which combines both lunar and solar cycles.