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Performers participate in a dragon dance at the International Lunar New Year Night Parade on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Chan Long Hei / AP Traditionally, Chinese families gather for a festive dinner at home on New Year's Eve. On the Lunar New Year, many visit temples to pray and attend temple fairs to watch performances and buy The Vietnamese New Year celebration of Tet, short for Tet Nguyen Dan which means “festival of the first day”, is celebrated over three days as opposed to the traditional 15 of the Chinese New Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai on Jan 25, 2025. Photo by CFOTO/ Future Publishing via Getty Images. What is Lunar New Year? Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, marks the start of a new zodiac cycle based on the Chinese lunar calendar. Each year, the date shifts within the Gregorian calendar. Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world, particularly in Asian countries like China, shown here (Beijing). What are the animals of the zodiac? Each year honors an animal based on the Chinese zodiac. The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the cycles of time. History and significance of Chinese New Year The folk story behind Chinese New Year centres around the myth of Nian, a monster that terrorised villages. People scared it away with loud noises, firecrackers and the colour red. This led to the tradition of celebrating the new year with fireworks, red decorations and family gatherings to ward off Pre-Chinese New Year Preparations and Activities (Jan. 7–Feb. 12, 2025) Jan. 7, 2025: Laba Festival. Some Chinese start to celebrate and prepare for Chinese New Year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. This is a festival called Laba ( 腊八 Làbā /laa-baa/ '12th lunar month' + '8'), in the traditional sense, which Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year or Spring Festival 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. Snake is the new year animal. Learn more about Chinese Lunar New Year traditions, taboos, food, zodiac signs, and greetings. Lunar New Year may be called different names in different East Asian countries and communities, but it is celebrated on the same date (and surrounding days) with similar celebrations. China. In China, Lunar New Year is known as Chinese New Year or in Chinese 'Spring Festival' (Chunjie). The celebrations traditionally last for 16 days, beginning Lunar New Year Festival at Tucson Chinese Cultural Center 1288 W. River Rd. Saturday, February 15. $5 gets you into the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center’s Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, February 15. From 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., they’ll be selling food and beverages at the family-friendly event, which will feature Chinese music and dance. This year’s “Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade” will start at 8:00pm on the first day of Chinese New Year. The parade will feature nine floats and a total of 29 performing groups, including 13 local and 16 international groups. Most of the floats will have dragons, portraying the Chinese Lunar New Year 2025 will begin on January 29 and end on February 12, lasting 15 days of festive celebrations. The year will be symbolized by the Snake, representing wisdom, elegance, and insight. Tickets for the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade are priced between HKD 300 (USD 38.55) and HKD 480 (USD 61.70). The sale begins on January 11 at 8 am on a first-come, first-served basis at the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s visitor centre in Tsim Sha Tsui . In NEGERI SEMBILAN, nearly 5,000 people, including international visitors, gathered at Si Thian Kong Temple in Kuala Pilah as early as 7.30 am to perform religious ceremonies in celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year is regarded as a Chinese-oriented festival, while becoming more celebrated as an international festival. The term Spring Festival, which also point to the Chinese New Year, makes the festival central to Chinese culture and adopted by others. The Spring Festival has long been international. Happy Chinese New Year 裏. Happy Chinese New Year 裏. Kasemrad International Hospital Vientiane. d e n s o o t S p r h i 9 i h m m 8 m u 4 f u 6 5 h 4 l m c 9 1 For 2021, the eve Chinese New Year had fallen upon Thursday, February 11. Below outline the dates for the various market closures in relation to Chinese New Year. Do note that China and Taiwan markets closures extend beyond the key dates below for Chinese New Year. The "Happy Chinese New Year" celebration was first organized in Finland in 2007 as a collaboration between the cities of Helsinki and Beijing. Over the past 18 years, it has grown into Finland's largest and most influential celebration of Chinese culture, arts, and cuisine, held annually.
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