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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 Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a major festival celebrated at the beginning of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Thought to have originated in ancient China around 3,500 years ago, it is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, marking the end of winter and the beginning of the new year. Click to see more about Chinese New Year date. 5. Why Do the Chinese Call Chinese New Year 'Spring Festival'? Chinese New Year always falls within half a month of 'Start of Spring' (beginning February 4), the first of the 24 solar terms of China's traditional solar calendar. It is the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese zodiac, which features a 12-year cycle with each year represented by a specific animal. People born in the Years of the Snake including 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, and 2025 will experience their Zodiac Year of Birth (Ben Ming Nian). 2026 Chinese New Year falls on Feb. 17th and it is The origin of the Chinese New Year Festival can be traced back to about 3,500 years ago. Chinese New Year has evolved over a long period of time and its customs have undergone a long development process. A Legend of the Origin of Chinese New Year. Like all traditional festivals in China, Chinese New Year is steeped with stories and myths. In 2024, the Chinese New Year falls on February 10 and ends on February 24 with the Lantern Festival. Welcoming the Year of the Dragon, this special event follows the Chinese zodiac (Sheng Xiao This is why Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year on the Gregorian calendar, usually between January 21 and February 20. The Chinese calendar has been in use for centuries and was the official calendar of China until 1912. For Chinese people, Lunar New Year is the Spring Festival, The Lunar New Year begins on February 5, 2019, marking the beginning of the Year of the Pig. Photograph by Qilai Shen, Bloomberg via The Lunar New Year celebrations that start on Feb. 1 will go on for a week. It is the year of the tiger, considered in Chinese culture as the foremost among all beasts. Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China. Tied to the Chinese lunar calendar, it begins on the new moon that appears between January 21 and February 20. The holiday was Why does Chinese New Year last 15 days? Chinese New Year celebrations typically last up to 16 days, but only the first seven days are considered public holidays – from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 this year. While in our Gregorian calendar we celebrate New Year on January 1st, the Chinese New Year celebrations begin at a different time each year. The 2019 festivities will get underway on 5 February. This year, Lunar New Year starts Jan. 29 and ends on Feb. 8, culminating with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 12. From 2024: Authentic Chinese food in Queens for Lunar New Year a cure for homesickness Unlike most countries that mark the New Year on January 1, China’s New Year falls in late January or February. This celebration, often called the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, is a time On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities As Chinese New Year is celebrated by Chinese people of certain ethnic groups (primarily the Han majority ethnicity), there are other ethnicities that may celebrate the Spring Festival in its more pure form, without regarding it as a 'new year' celebration, and instead celebrate a separate new year, unique to their culture or calendar, along Schools did not close for Lunar New Year in the first year of the new law because the holiday fell on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. The date varies from year to year as the Lunar New Year is based on Why Teach Chinese New Year: Exploring the Cultural Significance and Educational Benefits. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the most important traditional Chinese holidays. It is a time for families to reunite, celebrate, and usher in a new year filled with good fortune and prosperity. Find out why China will celebrate the New Year in February this year On Feb. 1, Central Maui will come alive with excitement as the 23rd annual Chinese New Year Festival kicks off at the Maui Mall Village to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Cathy Yago, an advisor
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