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The Lunar New Year usually starts sometime between late January and mid-February. This year, New Year celebrations, in Beijing on Jan. 24, 2025. return home for Chinese Lunar New Year People pray over incense at Thien Hau Pagoda for the Tet New Year on January 24, 2023 in HO CHI MINH. Nick Ut/Getty Images. Related article Is it Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year? Depends who 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 For Chinese people, Lunar New Year is the Spring Festival, 2019, and updated on January 24, 2025. Related: 25 Unique Traditions Around the World. 1 of 25. 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. And though it is known to some in the West as Chinese New Year, it isn’t just celebrated in China. Lunar New Year falls this year on January 29, 2025, kicking off the Year of the Snake. In 2025, Chinese New Year begins on January 29th and ends on February 12th with the Lantern Festival. Laba Festival (Jan. 7, 2025): Old Chinese New Year Calendar Start Traditionally, the start of the Chinese New Year calendar is 'The Laba Festival' (腊八节 Làbājié), which occurs about three weeks before Chinese New Year's Day and is Just like New Year according to the Gregorian calendar (January 1), Lunar New Year celebrations start on the night before the first day of the new year. ( Note: China follows the Gregorian calendar for daily business but still follows the Chinese calendar for important festivals, auspicious dates for events such as weddings, and the Moon phases.) The Chinese Lunar New Year, starting Jan. 29, 2025, marks the Year of the Wood Snake. Jan 24, 2025, 11:34pm EST January’s new moon will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year 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 Chinese zodiac years are represented by 12 animal signs and begin at Chinese New Year. Find Chinese zodiac year dates from 1948 to 2031. Jan. 24, 1963: Year of Every Chinese zodiac year from 1900–2031, full table and broken down by each zodiac. By Chinese New Year Staff. Last updated on Sep 30, Jan 24, 1925 – Feb The Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) usually falls during 21 January and February 20, if your birthday is during this period in Gregorian date, you may belong to the zodiac sign of the last year. In the following table, the years’ starting and ending dates are clearly shown which help you determine your animal sign correctly. Aligning with the Gregorian calendar, this year, the Chinese New Year will fall on the 29th of January. The people of China celebrate the day by decorating their houses with red lanterns and couplets, hosting family dinners called 'tuan yuan fan’, conducting grand parades and processions with lion and dragon dances, and bursting firecrackers. This entry was posted in Chinese, Chinese New Year, Ordinary Time, Ordinary Time 2025, Reflections, Special and tagged 29 January 2025, 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, 3rd Week of Ordinary Time, Bishop of Rome, Catholic blog, Catholic homilies, Catholic wordpress, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year homily, Chinese New Year Mass, Chinese New Year East Asian communities across the globe are gearing up to welcome the Lunar New Year, which begins on January 29, 2025. This vibrant 15-day celebration marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring, concluding with the Lantern Festival on February 12—fondly called the Chinese Valentine’s Day Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival is an annual 15-day festival in China and Chinese communities around the world that begins with the new moon that occurs sometime between January 21 and February 20 according to Western calendars. Each animal 'rules' a year in a 12-year cycle. While the Year of the Dragon is almost over as the Chinese New Year approaches on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, an astrologer has suggested that the month will bring some extra luck to certain signs. Chinese Lunar New Year performances in Center Plaza Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Santa Monica Place! Visit us from January 28th to February 13th and write a wish for the cherry blossom wishing trees, stand under the red and gold lanterns in Center Plaza, and grab a photo with all of our festive Lunar New Year décor plus pick up a Lunar New Year craft kit for the kids*. Plus, visit us on 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.
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