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Like Chinese Lunar New Year and Ramadan, Easter is determined by the phases of the moon. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after the spring equinox When is Chinese New Year? Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, begins on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, and ends with Eid-al-Fitr on Monday, March 31, 2025. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Wednesday, Jan. 29, marks the Chinese New Year. is also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. The occasion is celebrated in China and many other Asian communities, and across the U.S. It Lunar New Year is widely celebrated throughout Asian communities and refers to the period between the first new moon of the lunar calendar and the first full moon. or Chinese New Year, falls 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). To celebrate the New Year, people buy fireworks and firecrackers, because they make loud noises and can scare away bad things. But, they wait until New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year to set them off at night. The 28th day of the 12th lunar month (January 27, 2025) - 腊月二十八. People start preparing pasta dishes. Chinese New Year. This is without a doubt the biggest holiday in China and other Chinese speaking communities around the world. Officially, it is the first day of the first month of the year in the lunar calendar, but this often comprises a full holiday season lasting for an entire month. The Vietnamese New Year celebration of Tet, short for Tet Nguyen Dan which means “festival of the first day”, is celebrated over three days as opposed to the traditional 15 of the Chinese New The seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2025) is said to be when the Chinese mother goddess, Nuwa, created humanity. Thus, it’s called renri/jan jat (the people’s birthday). Bidding farewell to the mythical Dragon, the world welcomes the Year of the Snake on January 29 — the first day of the Lunar New Year. For those who celebrate this ancient festival, starting the The first day of the Chinese New Year is the welcoming day for the Gods of heaven and earth. During this day, many people will take vegetarian food instead of meat as to ensure a happy, safe and long life. Suppose the new moon rises at 8 pm, the entire day is the first day of the new month. If you track the lunar cycle, you’ll find it shifts from month to month. That means the number of days in a month will change from year to year. Every year, Ramadan begins and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon. It is based on the lunar calendar, which is shorter than the Gregorian calendar year. Ramadan’s start date changes each year by moving up 10 to 12 days, allowing it to fall in different seasons throughout a 33-year cycle. Much like Chinese New Year and Deepavali, this is because Ramadan follows a lunar calendar, a.k.a. based on the phases of the moon, which shifts every year. Image credit: Yabiladi Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar and begins at the sighting of the new moon. The Islamic New Year (Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية, Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the Islamic year is observed by most Muslims on the first day of the month of What determines the date of Chinese New Year? The Moon. Like Easter in Christianity, Chinese New Year is a lunar festival. It begins with the New Moon, so it starts on January 25, 2020 and ends on According to the Hijrah calendar, Hari Raya Puasa falls on the first day of the 10th month. 3 The Hijrah is a lunar calendar and therefore the dates on which Hari Raya Puasa falls vary from year to year. 4 Hari Raya Puasa should not be mistaken for the first day of the Islamic New Year. 5 Fasting month Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the (The Islamic calendar is fully lunar, while the Chinese calendar is lunar-solar that's why Chinese New Year doesn't move around as much as Hari Raya does.) Also, this is why some years you get a public holiday bonanza, with Hari Raya Puasa falling in the same week as Chinese New Year from 1996 to 1998, and Hari Raya Haji (Eid-ul Adha The start of Ramadan differs each year, depending on the moon’s cycle. Ramadan starts when the new moon first appears in the night sky. A full moon marks the middle of Ramadan. As the moon wanes to the other side, Ramadan finishes. This year’s observance commences from the evening of 11 March to 9 April 2024 in Singapore. During the month When is Chinese New Year? Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. This year it will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting
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