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Each year in the Chinese zodiac is associated with one of 12 animals, and 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, symbolizing intelligence, mystery, and transformation. Chinese New Year 2025: Key Dates The preparations start half a month before Chinese New Year's Eve. Many celebration activities for this period are traditional customs, but some are quite new Chinese New Year 2025 falls on January 29th, 2025. Here is a daily guide to tell you how Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year in 2025. If possible, bring in some NEW furniture as well. THINGS TO DO BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR 1. Make repairs. Check your home for defects and ensure that everything is in working order prior to Chinese New Year. Repair leaking toilets, broken faucets, leaking roofs and so forth, as leaking water implies loss of wealth as well as loss of health. 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 is the most important cultural holiday in the lunar calendar, so you can expect there to be a tonne of preparations leading up to the big event. Here are the things that Chinese The best Chinese New Year traditions to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake in 2025. Try these good luck traditions of foods, colors and open windows. Do this before or after new year's For the Lunar New Year 2025, I asked NPR readers and listeners to share the new and old traditions they practice to ensure a lucky year ahead. Here are some of their responses, edited for length Performers create sparks with molten steel at a Lunar New Year lantern festival in Nantong, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP People pray during celebrations at Fuk Ling Miau temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China and a major event in some other East Asian countries. Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Chinese New Year 2025 will fall on Wednesday, January 29th. Pre-Chinese New Year Celebrations (Jan. 7, 2025, to Jan. 28, 2025) Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival in China. People usually prepare for it early before New Year’s Eve. Little New Year (January 22nd-January 23rd, 2025) - 小年夜. The Little New Year of 2025 is January 22nd in the north and January 23rd in the south. Chinese New Year is the most important cultural holiday in the lunar calendar, so you can expect there to be a tonne of preparations leading up to the big event. Here are the things that Chinese Chinese New Year's Day marks the beginning of the Spring Festival holiday, which is the biggest holiday in China. Hong Kong's Chinese New Year festival is world-famous. In 2025, Chinese New Year will fall on January 29th. In Hong Kong, people get three public holidays from Jan. 29th to Jan 31st. Cleaning the home before Chinese New Year signifies a fresh start, welcoming the new year with a clean and harmonious environment. It is believed that by making the house spotless, you are removing any lingering bad luck or negative energy from the previous year, making space for good fortune and prosperity to enter your home in the coming year. The Lunar New Year in 2025 welcomes the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebrated by millions around the world, this is a time for cultural traditions, family reunions, and hopes for good fortune in the coming year. In 2025, Lunar New Year falls on January 29, kicking off the 16-day Spring Festival. There are two main temples worth a visit during Chinese New Year. The first is Thean Hou Temple situated on Lorong Bellamy on top of Robson Heights. Every year the beautiful temple is decked out in literally thousands of red lanterns and visitors can enjoy free performances such as lion dance, cultural festivals and religious ceremonies. In this article, I’m going to cover all the special activities coming before, during, and after Chinese New Year in Taiwan, including the various Lantern Festivals taking place around New Year. I’ll also discuss things to do during Chinese New Year in Taipei and other cities, how to plan a trip to Taiwan during Lunar New Year, and exactly More details of this Chinese New Year 2025 event in Singapore are available at chingay.gov.sg. The Istana. The Istana is open every Lunar New Year. This year, the Chinese New Year 2025 open house event is on 2 February, from 8.30am to 6pm. This is a great chance to explore the grounds. Blood is considered a bad omen, leading to misfortunes such as knife wounds or bloody disasters. People usually slaughter chickens, ducks, pigs, and fish before or on the night of the Chinese New Year. Angelina Tiara Puspitalova contributed to the writing of this article. Editor's Choice: 13 Chinese New Year Dishes to Welcome the Year of the Snake Cleaning the home before Chinese New Year signifies a fresh start, welcoming the new year with a clean and harmonious environment. It is believed that by making the house spotless, you are removing any lingering bad luck or negative energy from the previous year, making space for good fortune and prosperity to enter your home in the coming year. The Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade will begin at 8pm on Wednesday. Nine floats will set off from the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui and head along Canton
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