section_path: Holidays/Chinese New Year
section_name: Chinese New Year
paragraph_text: Chinese New Year
  
  The date of the Chinese New Year accords with the patterns of the lunisolar calendar and hence is variable from year to year.
  
  The invariant between years is that the winter solstice, Dongzhi is required to be in the eleventh month of the year This means that Chinese New Year will be on the second new moon after the previous winter solstice, unless there is a leap month 11 or 12 in the previous year.
  
  This rule is accurate, however there are two other mostly (but not completely) accurate rules that are commonly stated:
  
  It has been found that Chinese New Year moves back by either 10, 11, or 12 days in most years. If it falls on or before 31 January, then it moves forward in the next year by either 18, 19, or 20 days.