What you need to know about Lunar New Year and the Year of …
6 hours ago · Also known as the Spring Festival (春節), or simply Chinese New Year, it marks the beginning of the year according to the traditional lunar calendar.
A 2025 guide to Lunar New Year as we slither into the Year of the …
2 days ago · When is Lunar New Year in 2025? And why do people wear red as part of the celebrations? Answers to these questions and more as we say goodbye to the Dragon and enter the Year of the Snake.
What is Lunar New Year? What to know about the Year of the …
5 hours ago · The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a traditional Asian celebration that has been observed in for thousands of years.
Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year - OpenLearn
The coming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on 29 January 2025, is ‘the Year of the Snake’ (蛇年 shé nián). It is sometimes poetically referred to as the ‘Year of the Small Dragon’ (小龙年xiǎo ló ng nián) in Chinese culture.
Top 10 things to know about Lunar New Year - National …
1 day ago · 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.
Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake - The Old Farmer's …
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?
Chinese New Year 2025: Traditions, Snake Year Celebration …
6 days ago · Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China and a major event in some other East Asian countries.
Lunar New Year: Traditions & Celebrations for the Year of the …
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 on New Year's Eve and ending with the Lantern Festival.
Lunar New Year | Traditions, Legend, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 21, 2025 · Discover the myth behind the Chinese zodiac Find out why 2008 and 2012 were both the year of the rat. The origins of the Lunar New Year festival are thousands of years old and are steeped in legends. One legend is that of Nian, a hideous beast believed to feast on human flesh on New Year’s day.
Lunar New Year 2025: A Guide to the Year of the Snake - Chinese New Year
Sep 30, 2024 · In 2025, Lunar New Year falls on January 29, kicking off the 16-day Spring Festival. As we move from the energetic and dynamic Year of the Dragon, 2025 brings the Snake’s wise and intuitive energy. The Snake, symbolizing wisdom and transformation, offers opportunities for personal growth and change. What is Lunar New Year?