如何用英文描述春节的一些简单情况

The Spring Festival, or also known as Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important festival for the Chinese people.
Spring Festival according to the Gregorian calendar, falls between late January and mid February, which lasts 15 days. As the year 2007 of Pig is going and the year 2008 of Rat will come in. All people living away will return home. It is the time for family reunion, just like Christmas in the West. Each Spring Festival ends on the important and colourful Lantern Festival on the evening of the 15th day of the month.
The Spring Festival of the year 2008 start from Feb. 06 to Feb. 21,2008. The first week of Spring Festival is the most important with numerous folk activies going on and most often celebrated with visits to friends and family as well as greetings of good luck.
The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days for the Chinese Lunar New Year.