Malacañang issued Proclamation No. 453 declaring Friday, February 9, 2024, a special non-working day throughout the country for the celebration of the Chinese New Year. “The declaration of 09 February 2024, Friday, as an additional special non-working day throughout the country will give the people the full opportunity to celebrate the Malacañang has declared Feb. 9 as a special non-working holiday in celebration of Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is an annual 15-day festival that begins with the new moon that occurs between January 21 and February 20. This year, it will fall on Saturday, February 10, starting a year of the Dragon. Malacanang announced Friday that February 9 will be a special non-working holiday in celebration of the Chinese New Year. MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared February 9, a Friday, as a special non-working day in the country for Chinese New Year. The Palace issued Proclamation No. 453, The Chinese New Year celebration is on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, which Malacañang also declared as a special non-working holiday through Proclamation No. 368 issued in October 2023. Malacañang has declared February 9, 2024 as additional special non-working day in the country for the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Signed by President Ferdinand "Bongbong'' Marcos Jr., Proclamation No. 453 states that ''the declaration of 09 February 2024, Friday, as an additional special non-working day throughout the country will give the people the full opportunity to celebrate the 2024 January 19 MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared Feb. 9 a special non-working day in the country, in observance of Chinese New Year. Marcos inked Proclamation 453 on Jan. 18, declaring the nationwide holiday to allow Filipinos to celebrate Chinese New Year and enjoy a longer weekend. “The declaration of 09 February President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared Feb. 9 as a special non-working day nationwide in celebration of the Chinese New Year (CNY), Malacañang announced on Friday, Jan. 19. Proclamation No. 453, which the President signed with Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Thursday, Jan. 18, would allow the public to celebrate and avail the benefits (SPOT.ph) In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year, a.k.a. the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunar Chinese calendar, Malacañang has announced February 9, 2024 as a special non-working day throughout the country. MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared Feb. 9 a special non-working day in the country, in observance of Chinese New Year.. Marcos inked Proclamation 453 on Jan. 18, declaring the nationwide holiday to allow Filipinos to celebrate Chinese New Year and enjoy a longer weekend. 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. 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. Chinese zodiac years are represented by 12 animal signs and begin at Chinese New Year. Find Chinese zodiac year dates from 1948 to 2031. 2012 – Feb. 9, 2013 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. On February 1st from 12pm to 4pm, mingle with artists participating in the group exhibition Lucky New Year at Stanley’s Claw Machines at 60 Mulberry Street. The show is curated by @miiasoey and There will be dance performances, talks and other activities to ring in the new year. Lunar New Year Cultural Village 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9. The Lunar New Year Cultural Village, hosted on by Chinatown Main Street, will feature everything from calligraphy and writing to origami folding to live performances. Lion Dance Parade 11 a.m. to 3 p.m 1. 126th annual Chinese New Year festival in Chinatown Image by Betto Rodrigues via Shutterstock. One of L.A.’s oldest traditions, Chinatown’s annual Chinese New Year Festival returns and will be honoring the year of the snake with an incredible Golden Dragon Parade on February 8, 2025, from 1 to 4 p.m. Get the full info here! On Feb. 9, the Chicago Chinatown Community Foundation will host the annual Lunar New Year parade in the neighborhood. The event organizers at Saturday’s event shared a message of hope and Laba Festival (Jan. 7, 2025): Old Chinese New Year Calendar Start. Traditionally, the start of the Chinese New Year calendar is 'The Laba Festival' (腊八节 Làbājié), which occurs about three weeks before Chinese New Year's Day and is celebrated separately. Religious activities and preparations for Lunar New Year would begin on this day. The 12th Day of 2025 Chinese New Year is the Diarrhea Day. The 12th lunar day is Sunday, February 9, 2025.
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