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The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days' off from work, from January 28th to February 4th. The Chinese New Year of 2026 falls on February 17th (Tuesday), and will last to February 21th. It is the Year Brunei, where about 10% of the population is Chinese, also celebrates Lunar New Year. Of course, not all Asian countries follow the lunar calendar. Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu) is an annual festival with its own customs. Since switching to the Gregorian calendar from the lunar calendar in 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been This year, Lunar New Year begins today, Wednesday, Jan. 29, and ends Feb. 12. People will prepare the food for all the days from the starting of Chinese New Year on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day, for in old times, nothing could be bought during that period. Also on this day, people will decorate the rooms by pasting paper-cuts on the windows. The Lunar New Year celebrations that start on Feb. 1 will go on for a week. It is the year of the tiger, considered in Chinese culture as the foremost among all beasts. Chinese New Year is not just one day but over 30 days of festivities and activities, which have their own calendar. The preparation begins on the first of the Lunar Calendar and the celebration lasts until the 15th of the first month. In 2025, Chinese New Year begins on January 29th and ends on February 12th with the Lantern Festival. Chinese New Year. 1 st Day of the 1 st Month. January 29, 2025. Lantern Festival. 15 th Day of the 1 st Month. February 12, 2025. Qingming Festival. 15 th Day After the Spring Equinox. April 4, 2025. Dragon Boat Festival. 5 th Day of the 5 th Month. May 31, 2025Double Seventh Festival. 7 th Day of the 7 th Month. August 29, 2025. Mid-Autumn 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 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). Chinese zodiac years are represented by 12 animal signs and begin at Chinese New Year. Find Chinese zodiac year dates from 1948 to 2031. Feb. 13, 1964 – Feb. 1 Chinese New Year in the Desert™ marks its 14th year in Las Vegas from January 30 to February 1, 2025, featuring celebrations across iconic venues and special guest emcee Derek Uehara. Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025 from January 29 to February 12, marking the Year of the Wood Snake. Enjoy family gatherings, traditional dishes, and vibrant parades during this 15-day festival. A shop selling decorations for the Chinese New Year in Wuhan, China (). The fireworks at Singapore's River Hongbao during the Lantern Festival in 2015. Chinese New Year, known in China as the Spring Festival and in Singapore as the Lunar New Year, is a holiday on and around the new moon on the first day of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar. BUTTE, Mont. – The Mai Wah Society is set to host Butte's annual Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Known for being the shortest and loudest parade in Montana, it will celebrate the "Year of the Snake," the Mai Tah Society said. The parade will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse, located at 155 West Granite. Happy Chinese New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake. Saturday 1 February Clayport Library, Dunelm House (Students’ Union) The Oriental Museum and city centre streets 10.00am - 4.00pm. Free entry. Chinese language, Chinese lion dancing, Craft stalls for children, music and dance performances. Clayport Library Open to a new and unique experience? Celebrate the Chinese New Year on Saturday, February 1 with authentic Chinese food by Chef Peter Kwong at Amery Congregational Church, 201 Harriman Ave. N. Two seatings are available: 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. On the menu: spring rolls, wontons, beef broccoli, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken and an almond cookie. 1. 新年好 – ‘Happy New Year Chinese New Year’ In Chinese Mandarin: xīn nián hǎo /sshin-nyen haoww/ 2. Happy New Year – ‘Joyeux Nouvel an chinois’ In Mandarin Chinese: xīn nián kuài lè /sshin-nyen kwhy-ler/ 3. Gong Xi Fa Cai – ‘Réussite et prospérité’ In Mandarin Chinese: gong xǐ fā cái /gong-sshee faa-tseye/ 4. SSheffield is set to celebrate the Lunar Chinese New Year with a huge festival taking place on 1 - 2 February 2025. The festival will transform the city centre into a vast celebration of culture, with an exciting programme of events and performances designed to engage people from all walks of life. When: Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Phillips Square, 1 Harrison Ave., Boston Visit the Lunar New Year Cultural Village. After the parade ends, head over to Chinatown Main Street for a free On February 1 and 2, the Lunar New Year celebrations will take over this institution in the heart of Paris. The program includes a visit to the permanent collections and the exhibition “Lê Phô, Mai-Thu, Vu Cao Dam Pioneers of Modern Vietnamese Art in France” .
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