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Several countries celebrate their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar, which is determined by the movements of the Sun and Moon. A lion dance performance is seen in advance of Chinese In communities that celebrate Chinese New Year for 15 days, the fourth day marks the beginning of corporate "spring dinners" and the return to normal business operations. In other regions with a longer Chinese New Year holiday, celebrations include welcoming back the gods who were previously sent off on this day. Different countries across Asia celebrate the new year in many ways and may follow a different zodiac. What is the Lunar New Year? The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China , Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated in several Asian countries. This year, Lunar New Year begins Jan. 29. Because the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon, the beginning of the year happens on a different day each year. For Chinese people, Lunar New Year is the Spring Festival, and it’s celebrated widely in Taiwan and across Southeast Asia in countries with large Chinese populations, such as Singapore and Malaysia. For around 1.4 billion Chinese, the new year begins on February 10 - unlike in the Gregorian calendar, China calculates its traditional new year's date according to the lunar cycle. Lunar New Year, festival typically celebrated in China and other Asian countries that begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon of the lunar calendar, 15 days later. The dates of the holiday vary from year to year, beginning some time between January 21 and February 20. In the second most populous country of the world, Chinese locals, along with tourists, gathered to observe the holiday by setting off firecrackers and fireworks. People celebrate the Lunar New Lunar New Year may be called different names in different East Asian countries and communities, but it is celebrated on the same date (and surrounding days) with similar celebrations. China. In China, Lunar New Year is known as Chinese New Year or in Chinese 'Spring Festival' (Chunjie). The celebrations traditionally last for 16 days, beginning It always falls on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar, which begins the day after the first new moon appears between 21 January and 20 February each year. That means that Chinese New Year While Lunar New Year might commonly be referred to as the Chinese New Year, this yearly celebration can be seen throughout Asia. These 10 Asian countries each enjoy the Lunar New Year with unique Chinese New Year heralds new beginnings with rich traditions and beautiful festivities. Image credit: Humphrey Muleba/Unsplash. Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is a traditional public holiday celebrated in China, Thailand, South Korea, North Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei and Bhutan. The most important traditional festival, Chinese New Year, aka Spring Festival, also becomes an international celebration, especially in Southeast Asia areas where enormous Chinese population takes a deep root. So far, there are about 15 countries setting the Spring Festival as the one of their public holidays. While many countries will have their own events and celebrations, there are others in the region and further afield that observe Chinese New Year, and celebrate it as an official festival. And for 2018, both the Tibetan New Year and the Chinese New Year will start on February 16th. Tibetans greet Losar, the Tibetan New Year in China's Tibet Autonomous Region pic.twitter.com Lunar New Year is a time-honored festival celebrated by multiple countries in Asia, and it is increasingly popular in some Western countries. More than 1.5 billion people celebrate Lunar New Year each year with colorful traditions and activities to welcome a new year and wish for luck and prosperity. The Lunar New Year, often called Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is among the most significant and widely celebrated holidays globally. It is based on the lunar calendar and typically falls between January 21 and February 20, marking the start of a new year according to traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian cultures. Typically, the Chinese New Year is a 16-day celebration, beginning on the first day of the Chinese traditional calendar and leading up to the first full moon of the year. This year, the Chinese New Year begins on 12th Feb. While it is celebrated all over the world, no country celebrates it quite the same way. The Chinese New Year is an annual 15-day period of festivities celebrated not just in China but in several other parts of the world as well. The Lunar New Year, based on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar, spans 15 days and typically begins in late January or early February on the Gregorian Since the mid-1990s people in China have been given seven consecutive days off work during the Chinese New Year. This week of relaxation has been designated Spring Festival, a term that is sometimes used to refer to the Chinese New Year in general. The origins of the Chinese New Year are steeped in legend. One legend is that thousands of years
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