The common thing to do on this day in ancient times was to visit relatives, neighbours, friends and aged people.
Nowadays, single women write their contact number on mandarin oranges and throw them in a river or a lake after which single men collect the oranges and eat them.
According to specialists, this year represents the beginning of a change in which emotions emerge and people make decisions with greater strength.
The 12 zodiac animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Today, they are ubiquitous with Chinese New Year.
Chinese new year officially begins on february 1, and ends on february 11.