The Chinese New Year: More About the Year of the Snake The Chinese New Year is one of the most important and longest festivals in the Chinese calendar, lasting for 15 days and culminating in the Lantern Festival.Friends Read FreeCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveHappy Year of the Snake! Wendy Yu/The Epoch TimesBy Jean Guo2/7/2013Updated: 8/14/2015Print