It is Life Day, a holiday that is celebrated on Chewbacca's home planet Kashyyyk. Chewie and Han Solo are trying to get to the planet where Chewie's family is waiting for him, but the Empire is out searching for the Rebels, giving everyone a hard time.
Along with being the start of spring on the Chinese calendar, Chinese New Year is about symbolically doing away with the old of the previous year and ushering in health, good fortune, prosperity, and happiness is the new year.
The Date of Chinese New Year Is NOT January 1st... Chinese New Year 2018 will be on Friday Feburary 16. See why on our page for Chinese New Year Dates. In 2018, China's Spring Festival public holiday will be from Feburary 15 to February 21.