Chinese New Year

Culture and Traditions

Lunar New Year is an annual festival marking the beginning of a new year in lunisolar calendars that tie date changes to both the moon and the sun. It is celebrated across East...

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The Chinese character for Chinese New Year most commonly associated with the festival is 春节 (chūn jié), which combines 春 (spring) and 节 (festival), referring to the Sp...

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The Year of the Snake is the sixth animal in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle, following the Dragon and preceding the Horse. In Chinese culture, the Snake is a potent symbol of...

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The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by a specific animal in a fixed sequence: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Roos...

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The Ox is the second animal in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle, symbolizing diligence, reliability, and quiet strength. Years of the Ox follow the Rat and precede the Tiger in...

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The Chinese year that begins in early 2025 is the Year of the Snake, specifically the year of Yǐ Sì (乙巳). In the Gregorian calendar, this starts on 29 January 2025 and end...

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The Chinese zodiac operates on a 12-year cycle, with each year associated with an animal and its attributed characteristics. The Year of the Rat 2024 follows the Year of the Pig...

Celebrity Profiles

Chinese New Year 2019 was the Year of the Pig, commencing on Tuesday, 5 February 2019, the second new moon after the winter solstice. Also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New...

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Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar, so it shifts in relation to the solar calendar used for most civil purposes. The festival begins on the second new moon after the wi...

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Chinese New Year 2019 marked the beginning of the Year of the Pig in the Chinese lunar calendar, with public holidays observed primarily across Greater China and in diaspora com...