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Here are the tentative dates for Chinese New Year and Hari Raya in 2029, 2030, and 2031, according to TimeandDate.com: 2029 13 February (Tuesday) - Chinese New Year Day 1 14 February (Wednesday) - Chinese New Year Day 2 Kongsi Raya, also known as Gongxi Raya, [1] is a Malaysian portmanteau, denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid ul-Fitr) festivals.As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendars (the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar while the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar), they occasionally occur close to one another – every 33 It is understood that Eid al-Fitr and Lunar New Year will be celebrated together for three consecutive years from 2029 to 2031; the “double festivals” of these two traditional holidays are generally known as “Kongsi Raya”. Kongsi Raya, also known as Gongxi Raya, is a Malaysian portmanteau, denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid ul-Fitr) festivals. As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendars (the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar while the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar), they From 2029 to 2031, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Chinese New Year (CNY) are set to fall in the very same week. Source: Scribbling Geek on Unsplash Dubbed ‘Gongxi Raya’ or ‘Kongsi (Shared) Raya’, it will be the first time in over 30 years this special phenomenon is taking place . Here are the estimated dates and dates for Hari Raya and Chinese New Year celebrations in those three years: 2029. Chinese New Year Day 1 – 13th February (Tuesday) Chinese New Year Day 2 – 14th February (Wednesday) Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 1 – 15th February (Thursday) Hari Raya Aidilfitri Day 2 – 16th February (Friday) 2030 This means that in a few years' time, Hari Raya and another big celebration will both take place during the same week. The phenomenon has been fondly dubbed Gongxi Raya, or Kongsi Raya, a portmanteau of popular Chinese New Year wish gong xi fa cai and Malay words kongsi, which means 'to share', and raya, which means 'celebration'. Image via CGTN Hari Raya 2021 is on May 13, Hari Raya 2022 is on May 2, Hari Raya 2023 is on April 22, and so on. If Hari Raya continues to advance by about 10 days each year, it will coincide with the Chinese New Year, known as Kongxi Raya, in 2029, 2030, and 2031. 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 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. Chinese New Year & Hari Raya (Gongxi Raya) were jointly celebrated back in 1996 for 3 years back to back and the next one is in 2030 and 2031. The Deepavali & Hari Raya (Deepa Raya) also jointly celebrated back in 2004 and 2005 and it will return back to back again in 2037, 2038 and 2039. But on the other hand, both the Chinese and Islamic calendars are still used in modernity for the calculation of important dates, such as the Lunar Chinese New Year and the Hari Raya Aidilfitri period. A lion dance performance for Chinese New Year. Image for illustration only. Source: South China Morning Post The title term Kongsi Raya refers to the years when the dates of Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri take place in the same period of time. This happens every 33 years due to Islamic calendar shifts. From 1996 to 1998, Chinese New Year and Hari Raya used to fall on the same week. This situation will repeat between 2029 and 2031. From 1996 to 1998, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Chinese New Year occurred on the same week. Originated in Malaysia, the catchphrase Kongsi Raya was the tagline of Subang Parade department store in Subang Jaya in 1996. It was a wordplay on the Chinese New Year greeting, “Gong Xi Fa Cai” and “Raya” from Islamic holiday Hari Raya. 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. 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). 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. The Chinese New Year celebration is a real event here in Bali. It’s an official public holiday (check out our list of the public holidays in Bali) and that means there’s plenty of time to indulge in a Chinese New Year breakfast or a delicious Chinese set menu and some timeless Chinese songs during the traditional lunar New Year period. Hari Raya Puasa 1996–1998 From 1996 to 1998, Hari Raya Puasa and Chinese New Year fell on the same week. 23 There was a double celebration of the festivals within the Chinese and Muslim communities. The term Gongxi Raya was coined and used in Malaysia and Singapore to commemorate the two festivals. 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