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A man and his child watch fireworks during Lunar New Year celebrations in Manila on Jan. 29, 2025. Lion dancer makes impact on Chinese Lunar New Year tradition. By Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan. 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. 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). This year, Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29. Because the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon, the beginning of the year happens on a different day each year. Layue (simplified Chinese: 腊月; traditional Chinese: 臘月; pinyin: Làyuè) is a term often associated with Chinese New Year as it refers to the sacrifices held in honour of the gods in the twelfth lunisolar month, hence the cured meats of Chinese New Year are known as larou (simplified Chinese: 腊肉; traditional Chinese: 臘肉; pinyin Lanterns glow at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during Chinese New Year. Photograph by Amril Izan Imran, Alamy Stock Photo. TRAVEL; Top 10 things to know about Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is the oldest traditional festival in China, but a few people concern the origin and story behind the holiday. Many existing customs and activities of the festival actually can be traced back to a popular story of the Monster Nian, which helps to explain why and how the festival is celebrated. The New Year itself is a seven-day-long state holiday, and on the eve of the new year, Chinese families traditionally celebrate with a massive reunion dinner. Considered the year’s most The Chinese New Year is also a time when the annual zodiac sign changes, meaning that each year is assigned to a specific zodiac animal. Zodiac signs play an integral role in Chinese culture. It is said that your luck regarding financial situations, health and relationships for each year can be calculated based on your zodiac sign. 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 The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, marks the transition from one animal to the next—2024 is the year of the Dragon, which began on February 10th, 2024, and ends on February 24th, 2024. January 29th, 2025 (Chinese New Year) will signal the start of the year of the Snake. What’s Your Zodiac Sign? Every Chinese zodiac year from 1900–2031, full table and broken down by each zodiac. Find your year, animal, dates and element (metal, water, wood, fire, earth). Every year in January, China celebrates the Lunar New Year, and this time the developers added a variety of skins in Marvel Rivals. Each skin shows off the beauty of Chinese culture and traditions. We are going to look at all the Lunar New Year skins that are available in Marvel Rivals. Lunar New Year Skins 1. Moon Knight: Lunar General Nail stylist Zhang Man said the richness and vibrancy of the local Chinese New Year celebrations displayed in Malaysia deserves praise. — Picture by Choo Choy May She said local traditions and cuisines such as lion dance, Pai Ti Kong (also known as the Jade Emperor God’s birthday celebrated by the Hokkien community), pen cai and yee sang Chinese New Year 2025 will begin on January 29 according to the Gregorian calendar followed worldwide. This year the Chinese New Year features the year to be of 'wood snake.' There are 12 chinese Award-winning Chinese dining spot Mott 32 slithers into the year of the snake with Executive Chef Lee Man Sing’s special Chinese New Year dishes available in a la carte style. Highlight dishes include stir-fried lobster with rainbow quinoa, and braised yellow croaker fish with Shanghainese rice cake. Man sticking a Chinese New Year of the snake decoration onto a door This year brings unique opportunities Alamy/PA) (Alamy Stock Photo) By Camilla Foster, PA. January 27, 2025 at 8:00am GMT. Each Chinese lunar year has a Chinese zodiac sign animal. The Chinese zodiac year's stsarting date is a little different from the Gregorian year. It starts from Chinese New Year. The Chinese zodiac years chart below is provided to help you find out the exact starting and ending dates of the Chinese zodiac years. (This is especially useful for The Lion Dance at Chinese New Year celebrations at the The City Library in Salt Lake City on Feb. 1, 2014. Utah's annual Chinese New Year celebrations will include events for the whole family. The Chinese New Year in 2025 marks the Year of the Snake, a time when everyone suddenly becomes an expert on reptiles. Families prepare feasts that could feed a small village, and red envelopes change hands faster than a magician’s tricks.
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