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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 Lune New Year is primarily celebrated in many Asian cultures, including by Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian. Each culture has its own name for the One thing, however, is true regardless of what countries celebrate the Lunar New Year, and that is they all hope for good things to come in the coming year. Exactly like we do. The Lunar New Year is also celebrated on local scale in cities around the globe where significant South Asian communities exist, such as San Francisco, California Millions celebrate Lunar New Year in China, East Asia and around the world, but the way it's observed varies across countries and cultures. This year's Lunar New Year falls on 29 January, with 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. 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. Sometimes thought of as an exclusively Chinese festival, Lunar New Year festivities take place in various other Asian cultures, too – Tibetan, Vietnamese, Korean and Mongolian, for example. 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 Divers perform an underwater Lion Dance at the KLCC Aquaria ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP Photo The God of Wealth arrives at the Lunar New Year celebration at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 10, when the Year of the Dragon begins. 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 Pre-Chinese New Year Preparations and Activities (Jan. 7–Feb. 12, 2025) Jan. 7, 2025: Laba Festival. Some Chinese start to celebrate and prepare for Chinese New Year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, this year is the Year of the Dragon. Don't make the mistake of wishing everyone a happy Year of the Rabbit – for those celebrating Tết, it's the Year Each year honors an animal based on the Chinese zodiac. The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the cycles of Lunar New Year is the beginning of a new year based on lunar calendars or, informally but more widely, lunisolar calendars.Typically, both types of calendar begin with a new moon but, whilst a lunar calendar year has a fixed number (usually twelve) lunar months, lunisolar calendars have a variable number of lunar months, resetting the count periodically to resynchronise with the solar year. The small nation of Brunei celebrates Lunar New Year mainly due to the Chinese immigrants who brought their New Year traditions with them. About 10% of the population is Chinese, and they In Vietnam, the lunar calendar is also widely used, and the festival time is the same with China. Unlike the festival is celebrated only in Chinese quarters of western countries, Lunar New Year, called Tet in Vietnamese, has developed into a national holiday for all the citizens. The customs of celebration varies a lot from China. The island state of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean also celebrates the Chinese New Year, although only about three percent of the approximately 1.3 million inhabitants have Chinese roots. 6. Lunar New Year is known as Spring Festival in China. Though in winter for most of China, Chinese New Year is popularly known as the Spring Festival in China. Because it starts'Beginning of Spring' (the first of the 24 solar terms, which are named after seasonal changes in nature/weather) and marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. In many countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year or the Chinese New Year, it’s customary for families to clean their homes intensely, scrubbing windows, sweeping floors, and dusting furniture. Doing all of this before the new year sweeps away any bad luck from the previous year. Lunar New Year vs Chinese New Year: Understanding Asian Traditions 6th Feb 2024 Best astrophotos of the week: meet the Supermoon, the Lagoon and Bubble nebulae and more!
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