HeadlinesTourism Lunar New Year celebrated in Singapore By Xinhua/then Chih Wey - January 18, 2016 0 234 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Performance at a light up ceremony held for the Lunar New Year celebrations in Singapore’s Chinatown on Jan. 16, 2016. The Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 8 this year.