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Chinese New Year's Eve, also known as Lunar New Year’s Eve, is the day before the Chinese New Year. The holiday falls between January 21 and February 20 on the Gregorian calendar . Evolving over a long period of time, it is considered a reunion day for every ethnic Chinese family . To this day, the Lunar New Year celebration is centered around removing bad luck and welcoming all that is good and prosperous. Red is considered an auspicious color to ring in the new year. In many Asian cultures, the color symbolizes good fortune and joy. A central event is the family dinner at the New Year’s eve. Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai Chinese New Year in 2025 falls on January 29 and ends with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 12. Celebrations last up to 16 days; the Chinese public holiday lasts from Wednesday to Feb. 4. What is the 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). For Chinese people, Lunar New Year is the Spring Festival, Lion dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Ditan Park temple fair on the eve of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. Learn about the customs and activities of Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, which falls on January 29th in 2025. Find out how to celebrate the year of the Snake with red envelopes, fireworks, lion dances, and more. Learn why Chinese New Year's Eve is the most important day of the year in China, and how families celebrate it with reunion dinner, red envelopes, fireworks and more. Find out the date, meaning and significance of this festival, and what to do and eat on this special night. Chinese New Year's Eve (Jan. 28, 2025): 6 Traditions and Activities 1. Putting Up New Year Decorations. Although some people decorate their houses several days before the festival, most people do it on Chinese New Year's Eve. Houses are decorated with red lanterns, red spring couplets, paper cuttings, and New Year's paintings. Learn how Chinese people celebrate the last day of the old lunar year with family reunion dinner, cleaning, decorating, worshiping ancestors, watching gala, fireworks, red envelopes and more. Discover the meanings and origins of the traditional dishes such as fish, chicken, nian gao, dumplings and rice cake. The most important food during Chinese New Year is the dumplings, which are made with flour and stuffed with different fillings. It is a custom to eat dumplings on the New Year’s Eve, the 1st and the 5th day of the New Year. The Origins of Chinese New Year Superstitions. Many Chinese New Year superstitions have their roots in ancient folklore and legends. One of the most famous stories involves a mythical beast called Nian, which would terrorize villages on New Year’s Eve. People discovered that Nian was afraid of loud noises, fire, and the color red. For Chinese people, Lunar New Year is the Spring Festival, A reveler burns joss sticks for incense at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on the eve of the Lunar New Year. The Chinese New Year’s Eve meal is the most important dinner of the year. Typically, families gather at a designated relative’s house for dinner, but these days, many families often celebrate Among Chinese cultures, fish is typically included as a last course of a New Year’s Eve meal for good luck. In the Chinese language, the pronunciation of “fish” is the same as that for the The Chinese New Year dinner also referred to as the "Reunion Dinner", called tuan nien fan or nian ye fan in Chinese, is perhaps the most loved aspect of the Spring Festival. It takes place on Chinese New Year's Eve (January 28th in 2025). The Significance of the Reunion Dinner Lunar New Year marks the beginning of a new year on China's traditional lunisolar calendar. It is a time for family gatherings. It is the most important festival in China (where it is known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival), and it is also widely celebrated in South Korea (where it is known as Seollal), in Vietnam (as Tet), as well as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and other countries Chinese New Year Appetizers. These appetizers can be served just prior to dinner, for lunch, or really anytime during the two-week-long Chinese New Year festivities, between New Year’s Eve and the Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the celebration. Overseas Chinese have at least 50 million. That means more than Chinese 1.46 billion will celebrate the Chinese New Year around the world. Many China towns and Chinese communities in the USA celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year too. They have different schedules for the 2025 Chinese New Year Parade. Chinese New Year Eve; Chinese New Year Day Lunar New Year’s Eve: The Reunion Dinner. At the heart of Lunar New Year celebrations is the reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve, which falls on January 28, 2025. A traditional reunion dinner has many dishes, including steamed or fried fish, rice cakes and balls, noodles and dumplings.
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