Invitation to HCC’s Year of the Snake 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet, Friday, 7 February 2025. Fashioning the Sydney Chinese Community in the Global 60's. A celebration for many cultures, including Sydney’s Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian and Korean communities, this year's Lunar New Year falls on 29 January, with the city hosting an exciting number of events from 29 January – 16 February. 2025 Lunar New Year Festival. Multicultural NSW wishes everyone a Happy Lunar New Year, as we move into the Year of the Snake on Wednesday 29 January. The Year of the Snake is about wisdom, transformation, and personal growth. According to tradition, snakes are also associated with good fortune, abundance, fertility, and good health. 2025 is the year of the Snake, starting from January 29th, 2025 (Chinese Lunar New Year Day) and lasting until February 16, 2026. If you were born in 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, your Chinese zodiac sign is the Snake. As a large community of Chinese-Australians living in New South Wales, Sydneysiders love celebrating Chinese New Year each year. You may have noticed red lanterns, stickers, and Chinese knots popping up across the country — that’s all in celebration of Lunar New Year, which falls on January 29 this year. Lunar New Year, or Spring festival, has increasingly grown beyond its roots, becoming a celebration embraced not just The City of Sydney claims it is one of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations in the world outside of Asia. Highlights will include the Haymarket Street Festival and the yearly Dragon Boat Festiv For 2025, January 29 will mark the beginning of Lunar New Year. Celebrations will continue until February 12, when the full moon appears. Is Lunar New Year the same as Chinese New Year? Sydney Lunar Festival is a celebration of the Lunar New Year, with the 2025 festival celebrating the Year of the Snake. Our Sydney Lunar Festival program is one of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations outside of Asia. Street parties, live entertainment, delicious food, lion dances, dragon boats and art and light installations will dazzle Lunar New Year will occur on Wednesday, 29 January 2025. It is a time to come together to celebrate the Year of the Snake, immerse yourself in multicultural traditions, and embrace the joy and A celebration for many cultures in Sydney, including the city’s Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian and Korean communities, this year's Lunar New Year falls on 29 January, with the city hosting an exciting number of events from 29 January – 16 February. The City of Sydney’s Year of the Snake 2025 Sydney Lunar Festival will be held from Wednesday 29 January – Sunday 16 February 2025. For the full festival program and associated events, visit the City’s website at sydneylunarfestival.com Aussies are always up for a celebration, and with so many of our residents having Chinese, Mongolian, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese heritage, it’s no wonder Sydney offers such a rich variety of ways to bring in the New Year! This year Sydney’s Lunar New Year festival starts on Wednesday 29 January 2025. Come join us for a night of celebration at the Sydney Town hall! 期待与您在悉尼市政厅共度新春! 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration held by Australia China Charitable Foundation will celebrate the Chinese New Year in 2025 to promote traditional Chinese culture, enhance cultural exchanges between China and Australia, and raise funds for charitable causes. Chinese New Year 2025 begins on January 29, 2025, and concludes on February 12, 2025, with the vibrant Lantern Festival. Spanning 15 days, it is the most significant event in the Chinese lunar calendar, celebrated by millions around the world. Find out on what day the Chinese New Year will be in 2025 in Australia. Calendar for the whole year, calendar for any month, lunar calendar, printable calendar. One of the most quintessential New Year’s Day parties in Sydney is happening over at Manly Pavilion (photo supplied). Toast to a perfect Sydney day at Manly Pavilion. Party on the pier as Manly Pavilion kicks off 2025 with its popular New Year’s Day party. Slither into fun at Darling Harbour’s Lunar New Year celebrations. Witness mind-blowing Lunar New Year Jet Pack shows soaring over Cockle Bay, cheer on teams in the fan-favourite dragon boat races, and be captivated by vibrant lion dance performances. The Artistry also comes to Tumbalong Park, bringing a splash of creativity to the festivities. Today’s January 1st means nothing to the Yellow King. If we count that extra eight days in 2698 B.C. for a year, then the year 2025 is the 4723 rd Chinese year. Chinese New Year 2025 World times. Wednesday 29 th January @ 20.35 Hong Kong time. This is the date that Chinese New Year is celebrated. Chinese New Year (Lunar calendar) World times Make a Chinese Drum. Celebrate the incoming Lunar New Year by getting crafty at the Adelaide City Library, where you'll learn to make a Chinese drum. When: Wednesday 29 January, 11:30am - 12:30pm. Where: Adelaide City Library. Cost: Free. Register here. Her Majesty's Theatre Lunar New Year Concert Chinese New Year (otherwise known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival) is upon us with 2025 being the Year of the Snake, according to Chinese astrology. With it, Sydney springs to life with colourful, traditional lion dances and street festivals scattered all over the city from this week until February 12.
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