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2025 Lunar New Year falls on January 29th. The public holiday lasts from January 28th to February 3rd, during which the New Year's Eve on January 28th and the New Year's Day on January 29th are the peak time of celebration. The commonly known New Year calendar counts from the New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival on February 12th 2025. The exact date of the New Year is January 29 at 20:36 Beijing time. In Kyiv it will be January 29, 14:36. To make the year successful for you, you can do traditional things that are believed in China to help start the year right. This year, the 15-day festival begins Friday and will be a time for adherents to usher in a new year with a variety of cultural traditions. Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year Here's everything you need to know about Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year 2025. When does Chinese New Year start 2025? Chinese New Year starts on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. 2025 is the year of the Green Wood Snake. 2025 Chinese New Year Day is on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, in the China time zone. The Chinese New Year's Eve is on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. They are national holidays in China. Usually, the New Year holiday is at least five days long from Chinese New Year's eve. The Lunar New Year is a time to honor deities and ancestors and to be with family. This year, it’s the Year of the Snake . The Year of the Dragon will end on January 28, 2025. People born in the Years of the Snake including 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, and 2025 will experience their Zodiac Year of Birth (Ben Ming Nian). 2026 Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 17th and it is the Year of Horse. Chinese New Year Holiday 2025. Officially, the Chinese people will have a holiday for about 7 days from Chinese New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the lunar new year. In 2025, the Chinese New Year holiday lasts from January 28th to February 4th. Some companies may extend the holiday up to 16 days. Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Chinese New Year 2025 will fall on Wednesday, January 29th. The date changes every year but is always somewhere in the period from January 21st to February 20th. Lunar New Year 2026. Tue, Feb 17, 2026 – 17 countries. Mon, Feb 16, 2026 – Vietnam. Fri, Feb 6, 2026 / Tue, Feb 17, 2026 – United States. Lunar New Year is the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. Every year is represented Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2024 year in China celebrate 4722 year Dragon, which begins 09-02-2024 22:59 fr and lasting up to 29-01-2025 13:35 we , then to him in 2025 will come the year Snake. Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2025 year in China celebrate 4723 year Snake, which begins 29-01-2025 20:35 we and lasting up to 17-02-2026 19:00 tu , then to him in 2026 will come the year Horse. Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2025 year in China celebrate 4723 year Snake, which begins 29-01-2025 16:35 we and lasting up to 17-02-2026 15:00 tu , then to him in 2026 will come the year Horse. According to this calendar, the new year begins on the new moon between January 21 st and February 20 th, so the exact date of the Spring Festival changes every year. Historical Origins of Chinese New Year Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2025 year in China celebrate 4723 year Snake, which begins 29-01-2025 17:35 we and lasting up to 17-02-2026 16:00 tu , then to him in 2026 will come the year Horse. Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2025 year in China celebrate 4723 year Snake, which begins 29-01-2025 20:35 we and lasting up to 17-02-2026 19:00 tu , then to him in 2026 will come the year Horse. Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2024 year in China celebrate 4722 year Dragon, which begins 09-02-2024 23:59 fr and lasting up to 29-01-2025 14:35 we , then to him in 2025 will come the year Snake. Therefore, China and US might have different Chinese New Year dates. The 2021 Chinese Lunar New Year is on February 12, 2021 in China time zone. In USA time zones, the Chinese New Year is on February 11, 2021. We explain the difference using 2017 calendar in the following. The 2017 Chinese Lunar New Year is on January 28, 2017 which is Saturday. Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2025 year in China celebrate 4723 year Snake, which begins 29-01-2025 05:35 we and lasting up to 17-02-2026 04:00 tu , then to him in 2026 will come the year Horse. Unlike the New Year, which begins on January 1 every year, the Chinese New Year date changes yearly and it depends on the Moon cycle. In 2025 year in China celebrate 4723 year Snake, which begins 29-01-2025 14:35 we and lasting up to 17-02-2026 13:00 tu , then to him in 2026 will come the year Horse.
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