Chinese New Year CHINESE New Year will be marked in schools across County Durham with a series of online events next month. Durham County Council has announced a programme of virtual activities for the lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox, which is celebrated from Monday February 8 to Friday February 12. The council’s International Relations Team is working with partners at Durham University, Durham Chinese School and GemArts to create online content for schools and pupils of all ages. Some of this will be in the form of short videos which will be available to schools at the end of January.