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In both 2023 and 2024, Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing attended the Chinese New Year celebrations in Yangon jointly organised by the overseas Chinese community in Myanmar and the Embassy of China in Myanmar. During the events, Mr. Chen Hai, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, discussed with Min Aung Hlaing on the designation of Chinese New Year as a In 2017, the first day of the Chinese New Year is on Saturday, 28 January, initiating another year of the rooster. The New Year festival is centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Traditionally, the festival was a time to honor deities as well as ancestors. Often, the evening preceding Chinese New Year's Nay Pyi Taw, July 8 (AseanAll) — On 8 July, 2024, Myanmar government announced that the Chinese New Year is officially designated as a Myanmar national public holiday,according to the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar. Chinese Embassy said that people from across Myanmar society attach great importance to the Chinese New Year. In both 2023 and 2024 The Chinese New Year 2025, the Year of the Snake, which will begin on Jan 29, will mark the first official Chinese New Year public holiday in Myanmar. - Xinhua Open Modal The Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, was grandly celebrated in Myanmar's Yangon on Sunday. Representatives of the two countries, including Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai, attended the celebration. She added that with Chinese New Year recognized as a public holiday in Myanmar starting this year, families no longer need to request leave from schools for the festival, which has made celebrating with family easier. This initiative has been welcomed by Chinese families. Nanda Han, 47, a resident of the Yangon region, shared his experience The event ended with overseas Chinese representatives singing a song of China-Myanmar friendship. Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing (L, front) and Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai (R, front) attend a Chinese New Year celebration in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 21, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) Myanmar designated Chinese New Year as a public holiday in the calendar, in a similar move to other ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries, in order to strengthen its "Paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship with China, the report said. YANGON: Chinese New Year is a vibrant and highly anticipated event in Myanmar, with Myanmar-born Chinese families across the country actively upholding their traditions. Wai Wai Tun, 30, a Colloquially known as “Chinese New Year,” the Lunar New Year falls on Jan. 29 this year, but it can come as early as Jan. 21 or as late as Feb. 20. The people of Myanmar celebrate the Xu Ling, who is in charge of a Chinese cultural center in Yangon, attends a festive event celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at the cultural center in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 18, 2023. Do non-ethnic Chinese people of Myanmar celebrate lunar new year? I have a friend who is Myanmar born Chinese, and also Burmese friends that are not Chinese. Myanmar New Year - also known as Myanmar Thingyan Festival, which signifies the migration of the sun from Pisces to Aries in Pali (an ancient Middle Indo language), is Myanmar's new-year water celebration. This festival is not only the largest but also the most popular event in the country, attracting tourists from all over the world. Does Myanmar Celebrate Chinese New Year? In this engaging video, we take a closer look at the celebration of Chinese New Year in Myanmar. Discover how this v After living in China for 3 years as V-Trust Sales Manager and 1 year in Vietnam as V-Trust Country Manager, I am happy to share my experience and feelings, even if, for sure, I don’t know everything and they may not be exhaustive. Chinese New Year and the Vietnamese New Year (called Tết in Vietnam) actually have a lot in common. Chinese artists leap from pedestals as they perform a traditional lion dance marking the Lunar New Year of the Snake in the Chinatown area of Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo Mao shared that the Hokkiens typically celebrate in a major way on the 15th day of Lunar New Year, a day called “chap goh mei,” which is their biggest celebration day. For Cantonese and Hakka, the first three days of Lunar New Year are the most auspicious, with the first day being the best day to throw open houses with lion dances. Thingyan, also known as the Myanmar New Year, is a festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Celebrated over a period of four to five days, Thingyan culminates How do Myanmar Born Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year! 缅甸华人如何过春节 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.
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