Chinese New Year is a very unique and special holiday. Actually
all holidays are unique in their own way, but I find CNY to be
especially so. Why?
Well, if you look closely, most holidays, like Christmas, Hari
Raya, Vesak Day, Easter, Deepavali, etc, they are mainly
religion-based. There is no such thing as Hari Raya being meant for
Malays only [cos there are Indian, Chinese, and other types of
Muslims], or Deepavali being meant for Indians only, since there
are non-Indian Hindus too.
But regardless of whether one is Taoist, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu,
or even an atheist, so long as one is Chinese, one is bound to
celebrate Chinese New Year. I find that unique.
Does anyone know of any other festivals like Chinese New Year,
where the day is celebrated by a certain group of people regardless
of faith?
Besides National Day, of course. 
And most importantly, I just want to wish all our Chinese forumites
a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year. Xin Nian Kuai Le! 