Chinese New Year's Eve or Lunar New Year's Eve is the day before the Chinese New Year or is considered the end of the old lunar year. In 2025, Chinese New Year's Eve falls on January 28th.At the start of the Chinese New Year celebration period, Chinese New Year's Eve is a very...
In Korea, the Lunar New Year, also known as Seollal, is also a momentous occasion. It's marked by family reunions, feasting and visits to the temple. Colorful traditional costumes and wonderful performances add vitality to the celebration, while red envelopes are exchanged as a token of good...
Traditions: Pray to the Kitchen God Clean up the house Buy food and New Year decorations In the northern part of China, people celebrate the Little Year on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, while the people in the southern part of China celebrate it on the 24th. An important thing to...
This new year celebration is also called Lunar New Yearand celebrated also as Spring Festival. It is celebrated in January or February in many countries around the world, especially in countries with larger Asian communities. Next year, the first month of the new lunar year will start according...
Little New Year (the Festival of the Kitchen God) Lunar Date:December 23rd Gregorian Date:Jan.22 in Northern China/Jan.23, 2025 in southern China Traditions and Customs: The Little New Yearmarks the beginning and foreshadowing of the whole Spring Festival celebration and mainly consists of two...
Hong Kong Chinese New Year Traditions and Customs More Lunar New Year Celebrations All Around Lantern Displays Jan 23 - Feb 16, 2025 An amazing Lantern Exhibition is set up every year in the grounds of the HK Cultural Centre just steps from the Kowloon Star Ferry Pier. The displays are quit...
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...
Chinese New Year Traditions: Firecrackers and Fireworks Chinese New Year celebrations are never complete without firecrackers! This, like many other Chinese New Year traditions, is done both as an effort to scare away bad luck and evil spirits, and to express joyfulness and celebration. Firecrackers...
This is the atmosphere that envelops China and various East Asian countries as they usher in the Lunar New Year, a celebration steeped in rich history and cultural significance. Unlike its Gregorian counterpart, the Lunar New Year follows the cycles of the moon, typically falling ...
Chinese New Year celebration activities in 2025 will span 15 days, from New Year's Eve on January 28th to the Lantern Festival on February 12th. Each day during this period will have a unique custom.