"Spring Festival" meaning in English

See Spring Festival in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Spring Festivals [plural]
Etymology: A calque of Chinese 春節 /春节 (Chūnjié), the usual modern name for the holiday. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|春節|nocap=1|tr=Chūnjié}} calque of Chinese 春節 /春节 (Chūnjié) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Spring Festival}} Spring Festival (plural Spring Festivals)
  1. (chiefly China) Synonym of Chinese New Year. Tags: China Categories (topical): Festivals, Holidays Categories (place): China Synonyms: Chinese New Year [synonym, synonym-of]

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