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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. The lunar calendar, unlike the Gregorian calendar, uses the phases of the moon to delineate days, weeks and months of the year. A lunar month is the period of time from one new moon to the next The legal holiday is seven days long, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month. Some companies and public institutions enjoy a longer holiday up to 10 days or more, because in common knowledge among Chinese people, the festival lasts longer, from the Lunar New Year's Eve to the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival). It is the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese zodiac, which features a 12-year cycle with each year represented by a specific animal. 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 eve and first 3 days of Chinese New Year. Extra holiday days are de facto added adjusting the weekend days before and after the three days holiday, resulting in a full week of public holiday known as Golden Week. [56] [57] During the Chunyun holiday travel season. 4 (official holiday days) / 7 (de facto holiday days) Myanmar: Chinese New Year The General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China has announced the schedule for the Chinese New Year holiday in 2024 as follows: The holiday will start from Saturday, February 10 (the first day of the Chinese New Year) to Saturday, February 17 (the eighth day of the Chinese New Year), totaling eight days off. The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian countries. In China, it’s a public holiday from February 10 through February 17. New Year's Day: Jan 1: one day: Spring Festival: Jan 28 — Feb 4: eight days: Qingming Festival: April 4 — April 6: three days: Labor Day: May 1 — May 5: five days: Dragon Boat Festival: May 31 — June 2: three days: National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival: Oct 1 — Oct 8: eight days Chinese New Year Holiday and National Day Holiday are the only two week-long holidays in China. During these two weeks, people enjoy themselves in a great variety of ways, contributing to a boost in tourism industry, hence the nickname 'Golden Week'. Hotel rooms, train tickets or air tickets will definitely be in great demand then. Traditional Holiday. Lunar Calendar Date. Gregorian Calendar Date (2025) 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 Regular Holidays: New Year’s Day - January 1 (Wednesday) Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9(Wednesday) Chinese New Year - January 29 (Wednesday) Black Saturday - April 19; 3. Overtime Work: For work exceeding eight hours, employees must be paid an additional 30 percent of their hourly rate on the same day, calculated as Hourly rate × 130 percent × number of hours Regular Holidays are important days like New Year’s Day, Independence Day, and Christmas, while Special Holidays are less important days such as Ninoy Aquino Day or Chinese New Year. Recently, the Labor Department released the proper pay rules for workers who’ll be clocking in on January 29, 2025, which marks Chinese New Year. or regular holidays; WHEREAS, on 29 January 2025, Chinese nationals all over the world will celebrate Spring Festival, popularly known as the Chinese New Year, which is one of the most revered and festive events celebrated not only in China but also in the Philippines, and such date may be declared as a special (non-working) day without Nationwide holiday on January 29, 2025 for Chinese New Year. Payment guidelines for workers. Manila road closures. WHEREAS, on 29 January 2025, Chinese nationals all over the world will celebrate Spring Festival, popularly known as the Chinese New Year, which is one of the most revered and festive events celebrated not only in China but also in the Philippines, and such date may be declared as a special (non-working) day without detriment to public interest; This is a nationwide public holiday in China, although it is less significant than some of the traditional Chinese holidays. Chinese New Year. Dates: February 17, 2025 (Tuesday) to February 18, 2025 (Wednesday) Holiday Duration: 2 days; Introduction: Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most significant holiday in China. It marks the Ito ay bilang pagbibigay ng mas mahabang weekend para sa mga magsisipagdiwang ng Chinese New Year sa bansa. Chinese New Year 2024, special non-working holiday. Idineklara sa Proclamation No. 453 na inisyu ng Malacañang na ang February 9, 2024 ay special non-working holiday sa buong bansa. Ito ay bilang dagdag na selebrasyon ng Chinese New Year. The list ahead, made official by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. through Proclamation No. 727, rounds up the regular holidays and special non-working holidays for the year 2025. Malacañang announced the official dates of the 2025 holidays in October 2024. In Labor Advisory No. 1, series of 2025, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said Jan. 29, which is observed as Chinese New Year, has been declared a special non-working holiday under Presidential Proclamation 727 by President Marcos.
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