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Chinese New Year Day is a new moon day, which is the first lunar day. The 11th lunar day of the first lunar month is Saturday, February 8, 2025. This date is the Son-in-Law Day. Chinese New Year, the grandest festival for Chinese people, is celebrated for more than half a month.According to the oldest traditions, people follow a day-by-day schedule of Chinese New Year festivities from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, with specific things to do on certain days. Chinese New Year's Day Gregorian Dates Activities; 30th Day of the 12th month (Chinese New Year's Eve) Jan. 28, 2025: Decorate houses, Have reunion dinners, Watch CCTV gala, Stay up late: 1st Day of the 1st month (Chinese New Year's Day) Jan. 29, 2025: Set off firecrackers, Give red envelopes, Enjoy Lion dances: Day 2: Jan. 30, 2025: Welcome Chinese New Year Holiday 2025. Officially, the Chinese people will have a holiday for about 7 days from Chinese New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the lunar new year. In 2025, the Chinese New Year holiday lasts from January 28th to February 4th. Some companies may extend the holiday up to 16 days. 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 Temple-goers throw red envelopes into a flame to burn for good fortune at Jade Buddha Temple on Lunar New Year’s Day in Shanghai on Jan. 29, 2025. Station to return home for Chinese Lunar Chinese Calendar Years 2020 - 2031. Almost all the features of Chinese culture you may have heard of, including zodiac animals, Chinese New Year, Tai Sui and the Five Elements Theory, are based on the lunar calendar. You can find the start and finish (in Gregorian calendar dates) of the lunar years in the current decade below, along with their Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year or Spring Festival 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. Snake is the new year animal. Learn more about Chinese Lunar New Year traditions, taboos, food, zodiac signs, and greetings. For Chinese people, Lunar New Year is the Spring Festival, Before midnight on New Year’s Day, hair salons are abuzz with revelers, wishing to cut away last year’s bad luck and walk out 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. Fourth Day of Chinese New Year 初四. The day to honour the Kitchen god who would return to Heaven to report on the family to the Jade Emperor, some place nian2 gao1 (New Year Sticky Cake) as offerings to appease the Kitchen god who then either can’t speak much due to the stickiness of the sweet cake or speaks sweet nothings about the family. Celebrate at the UAE Chinese New Year Spring Festival Gala on 11 January 2025 at Coca-Cola Arena, marking the Year of the Snake. More info on Visit Dubai. 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 On the eleventh day of Chinese New Year (Zheng Yue Shi Yi, 正月十一) It is the Day of Sons-in-law, when the father-in-law should treat the son-in-law a good meal at home. On the ninth day of the New Year, it was the celebration of the birthday of Heavenly Emperor. There was a lot of leftover dishes if it can’t be finished on the tenth day. Each person's zodiac sign is decided by their birth year.Traditionally, Chinese people believe that each zodiac sign has fated personality traits and each different zodiac year has a lot to do with personal horoscopes. 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). If you are conceived in one of the following time periods in 2021, you will get a baby boy: Jan 13 - Feb 11 (33 lunar years old, the 12th lunar month) Feb 12 - Mar 12 (34 lunar years old, the 1st lunar month) Apr 12 - May 11 (34 lunar years old, the 3rd lunar month) Dec 04 - Dec 31 (34 lunar years old, the 11th lunar month) Chinese New Year 2025—Year of the Snake Month. Day Year. Reveal my sign Reset calculator. Pig. 2031. Rat. 2020. Ox. 2021. Curious, resourceful, and quick-witted Singles' Day happens every year on November 11th and started as a fun “anti-Valentine's” celebration at Nanjing University in the 1990s. The idea came from university students who wanted to break out of their single lives and decided to organize events specifically for singles on that day. It’s going to be the Chinese Year of Pig! This year, the first day of the Chinese New Year falls on Tuesday, February 5. Traditionally, the Chinese New Year is celebrated over 15 days. The festivities begin on the eve of Chinese New Year, when families gather together for the annual reunion dinner. The next The 15 Days of the Chinese New Year: What Do They Represent? Read More »
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