New Year Chinese Festival
In 2020 it corresponds to january 2.
New year chinese festival. Many activities are held to celebrate the festival such as dragon dances setting off firecrackers making dumplings etc. It is the most important festival to chinese people. Chinese new year also called lunar new year annual 15 day festival in china and chinese communities around the world that begins with the new moon that occurs sometime between january 21 and february 20 according to western calendars.
Like christmas chinese new year has a splendid history and many traditions which differ from any other festivals in the world. Chinese new year in china. Some chinese start to celebrate and prepare for new year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar.
Chinese new year also well known as spring festival is definitely the biggest festival for chinese people. The preparation to celebrate the chinese new year festival begins around 8th day of 12th lunar month. The last day of the chinese new year festival is on the 15th day of first lunar month.
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. The chinese new year is always between january 20 to february 20 of the gregorian calendar each year. Chinese new year celebrations also known as the spring festival in china start on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the chinese calendar.
Chinese new year 2021 falls on friday february 12 2021 beginning a year of the ox. The chinese lantern festival is the last day of the chinese new year spring festival. The festival incorporates grant and kearny streets into its street festival and parade route respectively.
It is time for families to be together and a week of an official public holiday. The festival lasts for about 23 days ending on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the following year in the chinese calendar. Chinese lantern festival 2020 is on february 8 2020 saturday.