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It is an annual 15-day festival that begins with the new moon between Jan. 29 and Feb. 27 in Western calendars. How long are the Chinese New Year festivities? Chinese New Year in 2025 falls on The new year in 2025 falls on Jan. 29 and ends with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 12. Celebrations last up to 16 days; the Chinese public holiday lasts from Wednesday to Feb. 4. 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. Why does Chinese New Year fall on different dates? Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Chinese New Year for the year 2025 is celebrated/ observed on Wednesday, January 29. This year the animal sign is the Snake. Chinese New Year is the first day of the New Year in the Chinese lunisolar calendar (Chinese traditional calendar). 2025 Chinese New Year date: Jan. 29th, Wednesday, Year of the Snake. Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China, usually with a 8 days' holiday. Chinese New Year 2025 is also called Spring Festival or Chinese Lunar New Year. In Mandarin, it's called Guonian or Chunjie. 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Chunjie starts on Wednesday, January 29th and goes on until the Lantern Festival on February 12th. Chinese New Year 2025 falls on Wednesday, January 29th, starting a year of the Wood Snake. As a public holiday, Chinese people will get 8 days off from work from January 28th to February 4th in 2025. What is the Chinese New Year 2025 Animal? — Wood Snake When is Chinese New Year this year? On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival (春节 – chūnjié) will mark the beginning of the year of the Wood Snake (蛇 – pronounced “shé” or “shuh” in Chinese). In 2025, Chinese New Year celebrations will last for 16 days. They will start on the evening of January 28 (on New Year’s Eve) and end with the Lantern Festival on February 12, just before the Full Moon (called the Snow Moon in Western tradition). English Date: January 27, 2025: Chinese Date: Yi-Chou (Ox) (12th month), 28, 4722: Chinese Year Name: Jia Chen (Dragon) 12th Month of the year 4722 is not a leap month Perth Chinese New Year Fair (February 2, 2025) The Perth Chinese New Year Fair is one of the city’s major holiday events, held annually in Northbridge, specifically on James and Lake Streets. This free street carnival draws around 35,000 visitors each year, celebrating Chinese culture and Western Australia's diversity. Highlights include lion Celebrate Chinese New Year 2025! Discover the date, this year’s zodiac animal, and the holiday status across different countries. Learn how the Lunar New Year is observed worldwide. The Year of the Snake.Here's your guide to the Lunar New Year. When does Chinese New Year start and end? Chinese New Year in 2025 starts on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and lasts until the Lantern Festival Celebrate Lunar New Year in Perth with festive street markets, exciting events, and delicious food and drink experiences. The Lunar New Year begins with the first new moon of the Chinese lunisolar calendar and ends on the first full moon, 15 days later. 2025 is the Year of the Snake and starts on Wednesday 29 January. Lunar Date; New Year's Day(元旦) January 01, 2025: December 2, 2024: Laba Festival (腊八节) Select a Western date and convert it to its Chinese lunar equivalent. 2025 Auspicious Dates for Chinese New Year Customs Spring Cleaning (大扫除) The phrase “On the 28th day, clean away the dirt” (年廿八，洗邋遢) reflects a tradition of end-of-year spring cleaning, which many Feng Shui practitioners believe refreshes a household’s energy and invites positive fortune for the coming year. Just like New Year according to the Gregorian calendar (January 1), Lunar New Year celebrations start on the night before the first day of the new year. ( Note: China follows the Gregorian calendar for daily business but still follows the Chinese calendar for important festivals, auspicious dates for events such as weddings, and the Moon phases.) Happy Chinese New Year 2025: Chinese New Year, based on the Lunar Calendar, typically falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. In 2025, the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, will be celebrated from January 29th to February 12th. According to the Chinese Public
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