Lunar New Year 2025 You’re invited to our BIGGEST event of the year! We welcome you to the 2025 Lunar New Year: Year of the Wood Snake 🐍🧧. Look forward to three amazing weekends packed with culture, community, and tradition! Get ready to create holiday memories with loved ones, taste mouthwatering food, and experience cultural live Times Square ball drops and midnight kisses reliably usher in the New Year on the same date every year. the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Each phase The 2025 Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration not only marked the arrival of the new year but also brought the Chinese Spring Festival into the global spotlight. With its stunning performances, breathtaking visuals, and cultural exhibits, the event showcased the rich cultural heritage of China and the growing global appreciation for its NEW YORK, Jan. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As the New Year was ushered in last night before millions at Times Square, New York and globally, also taking center stage was The Chinese ‘Spring Festival,’ which is now on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List. For over 120 years, Times Square has been the epicenter of New Year's Eve celebrations! Since 1904, with the opening of One Times Square as the New York Times headquarters, this iconic location has captured the world's attention as we welcome the New Year with excitement and hope. Right after the “6:00 pm Lighting and Raising the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball,” the organizers thought it was a good idea to begin the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration with a “Sino-American Friendship Association (SAFA) Chinese cultural performance from Chongqing China.” On the evening of December 31, 2024, the New Year’s Eve Countdown Ceremony at Times Square successfully concluded with a memorable celebration. The event’s opening segment spotlighted the theme of the “Spring Festival.” Consul General Chen Li attended, delivering a speech and giving interviews to mark the occasion. The history of New Year's Eve countdown at Times Square goes back more than 100 years.[Photo/Xinhua] A six-minute performance featuring Chinese Kung Fu and Chinese folk dances amazed thousands of people at New York City (NYC)'s Times Square Friday night by kicking off one of the most famous New Year's Eve countdowns around the globe. Performances: The festival will begin with a lion dance performance by the Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute at 12 pm. Sesame Street Muppeteers featuring Alan Muraoka will explore traditions of Lunar New Year (12:10–12:40 p.m., 1–1:30 p.m.), AAPI Jazz Collective led by Peter Lin will perform music from many Asian cultures (2–2:45 p.m., 3:30 The hours-long event culminated in the 60-second countdown to the new year. Cheers and confetti filled the square when the traditional midnight drop of a multi-colored crystal ball signaled the start of 2022. The history of New Year's Eve countdown at Times Square goes back more than 100 years. New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, took the 8:01 p.m. to 8:02 p.m. Times Square Reveler Stories . Co-Host Jeremy Hassell talks with Times Square revelers. 8:03 p.m. to 8:12 p.m. New Year’s Eve Musical Performance by Mark Ambor For over 120 years, Times Square has been the center of worldwide attention on New Year’s Eve, ever since the owners of One Times Square began in 1904 to conduct rooftop celebrations to greet NEW YORK – December 26, 2024 – The Times Square Alliance, One Times Square, and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, today announced the official Times Square New Year’s Eve event lineup, which will feature live performances by Mark Ambor, Mickey Guyton, Rita Ora, Carrie Underwood, Jonas Brothers NEW YORK – December 26, 2023 – The Times Square Alliance and CountdownEntertainment, the co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, today announced the officialTimes Square New Year’s Eve event lineup, which will feature live performances by Flo Rida,Paul Anka, Megan Thee Stallion, LL Cool J, Tyla, Sabrina Carpenter, Jelly Roll LOEWE celebrates new year with a special collection and short film ‘Spring Awakening: Dance of the Snake’ paying homage to Chinese crafts in the Year of the Snake. Honoring Chinese craft to celebrate the new year has become an annual LOEWE tradition. Following collections that pay homage to monochrome ceramics and jade, this year’s To bring in the Chinese New Year, a regional exclusive Tiffany Woven Keys mini pendant in rose gold with pink sapphires was designed. Tiffany & Co. also introduces a new timepiece, the Atlas® Moonphase watch. New Year's Eve 2025 Parties. Location: 701West at the Times Square EDITION New Year's Eve: A Night at 701West 701 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10036 7pm – 2am $4,068.41 (includes fees) Times Square New Year's Eve 2024 Full Schedule: THE EVENT. 6:00pm to 6:03pm Lighting and Raising the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball The celebration begins atop One Times Square with the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve Ball where representatives from Carnival Cruise Line and Times Square New Year’s Eve flip the giant switch that lights the New Year’s Eve Ball accompanied by Here's what you need to know about the performers in Times Square on New Year's Eve: Full list of New Year's Eve performers Sino-American Friendship Association Chinese cultural performance; 8 The hours-long event culminated in the 60-second countdown to the new year. Cheers and confetti filled the square when the traditional midnight drop of a multi-colored crystal ball signaled the start of 2022. The history of New Year's Eve countdown at Times Square goes back more than 100 years.
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