1 day ago · Why does Chinese New Year fall on different dates? Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases ...

Sep 30, 2024 · In China, the Lunar New Year is marked by Chun Yun, the world’s largest human migration, as millions travel to reunite with their families weeks in advance. Preparing for the new year requires all hands on deck—cleaning, shopping, decorating... there is much to do before the celebration begins.

2 days ago · The seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2025) is said to be when the Chinese mother goddess, Nuwa, created humanity. Thus, it’s called renri/jan jat (the people’s birthday).

The coming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on 29 January 2025, is ‘the Year of the Snake’ (蛇年 shé nián).It is sometimes poetically referred to as the ‘Year of the Small Dragon’ (小龙年 xiǎo lóng nián) in Chinese culture.This nickname reflects the symbolic similarities between snakes and dragons, as both creatures are serpentine in shape and hold significant cultural ...

Chinese New Year 2025—Year of the Snake. Celebrate Lunar New Year on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. Find your zodiac (is it lucky?), and discover the Spring Festival’s food, festivals and traditions. Read the 2025 guide! ↝

Jan 14, 2025 · Chinese New Year 2025 is also called Spring Festival or Chinese Lunar New Year. In Mandarin, it's called Guonian or Chunjie. 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Chunjie starts on Wednesday, January 29th and goes on until the Lantern Festival on February 12th.

4 days ago · Also called the Spring Festival (春节 Chūnjié), the Chinese New Year celebrates the beginning of the Chinese year based on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar and officially ends 15 days later with the Lantern Festival (元宵节 Yuánxiāo jié).

1 day ago · Lunar New Year — celebrated as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in South Korea — marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the lunisolar calendar, according to ...

Oct 12, 2024 · Chinese New Year is the longest public holiday in China; its date changes every year; each year has a zodiac animal sign; 1/6 of the world's people celebrate it; the celebration lasts for 15 days.

Feb 4, 2010 · China’s Lunar New Year is known as the Spring Festival or Chūnjié in Mandarin, while Koreans call it Seollal and Vietnamese refer to it as Tết. Tied to the lunar calendar, the holiday began...