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Jan 22, 2024 · This year, Lunar New Year falls on Saturday, Feb. 10. Lunar New Year's date changes every year since it follows a lunar calendar, according to Gang Liu , a professor of Chinese studies at Carnegie ...
Jan. 23, 2025: House-Cleaning. Beginning on the 24th day of the 12th lunar month Chinese people carry out a thorough 'winter-cleaning' of their houses. This is called "sweeping away the dust", and represents a wish to put away old things, bid farewell to the old year, and welcome in the Lunar New Year.
Feb 10, 2024 · In 2024, the celebration falls on Saturday, Feb. 10. and marks the year of the dragon. (There are 12 different animals in the Chinese zodiac—rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, sheep, monkey ...
Jan 22, 2012 · The Lunar New Year marks the first day of the New Year calendar, which dates much further back than the regular Gregorian calendar. It is a lunisolar calendar based on astronomical observations of the longitude of the sun and the phases of the moon. The beginning of the new year is calculated based on Lìchūn, the new moon located nearest the ...
Lunar New Year 2025. Wed, Jan 29, 2025 – 18 countries. Wed, Jan 29, 2025 / Fri, Feb 7, 2025 – United States. Tue, Jan 28, 2025 – Vietnam. Lunar New Year is the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. Every year is represented ...
Feb 13, 2024 · The seventh day of the Lunar New Year (February 16 in 2024) is said to be when the Chinese mother goddess, Nuwa, created humanity. Thus, it’s called renri/jan jat (the people’s birthday ...
In 2024, Lunar New Year starts Saturday, Feb. 10 and ends Saturday, Feb. 24. The number of days of celebration varies depending on the country. In South Korea, Seollal usually lasts for three days ...
