1 day ago · The Chinese zodiac, or Sheng Xiao (生肖), is a repeating 12-year cycle of animal signs and their attributes, based on the lunar calendar. The Lunar New Year marks the transition from one animal ...

1 day ago · 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.

Dec 5, 2024 · The commonly known New Year calendar counts from the New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival on February 12th 2025. According to the old folk customs, the traditional celebration starts even earlier, from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

Jan 22, 2025 · 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.

Jan 10, 2025 · Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China, usually with a 8 days' holiday. As the most colorful annual event, the traditional CNY celebration lasts longer, up to two weeks, and the climax arrives around the Lunar New Year's Eve.

Jan 23, 2025 · Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Chinese New Year 2025 will fall on Wednesday, January 29th.

It's used to determine the dates of traditional Chinese festivals, like Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn. It's also used for Chinese zodiac astrology, and many Chinese still celebrate their Chinese calendar birthdays. What is Chinese Lunar Calendar and How it Works?

Jan 22, 2025 · Learn more about the Lunar New Year—what it is, who celebrates it, and what the Year of the Wood Snake means for 2025! The Chinese calendar, which underpins the Lunar New Year, is a lunisolar calendar based on astronomical observations of the Sun’s position in the sky and the Moon’s phases. When Is the Lunar New Year?

Sep 27, 2024 · Learn about the Chinese lunar calendar, its history, significance, and how it influences traditional festivals like Lunar New Year and important cultural events.

Feb 10, 2024 · Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar, is formed on the movement of the moon and the sun. It is also called the Lunar calendar, Yin calendar, Xia calendar or the old Chinese calendar. Each Chinese calendar year has a zodiac sign, …