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For around 1.4 billion Chinese, the new year begins on February 10 - unlike in the Gregorian calendar, China calculates its traditional new year's date according to the lunar cycle. The Lunar New Year is celebrated all over the world. Besides Mainland China, it is celebrated in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and the festival parades and spree are seen in Chinatowns in USA, Canada, UK, and Australia. Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in China and in countries with large populations of ethnically Chinese people, including Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Thailand. Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is a traditional public holiday celebrated in China, Thailand, South Korea, North Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei and Bhutan. It is a celebration of life, tradition, and culture that spans across many countries and regions in Asia and beyond. Festive activities include a splendid fireworks display at Sydney Harbor on Lunar New Year's Eve, a Spring Festival Parade with thousands of people, a Chinese-style concert at Sydney Opera House, as well as Melbourne's New Year Carnival and dragon boat race. To celebrate the start of the Year of the Rabbit, we’ve picked the most gorgeous of the Lunar New Year celebrations that normally take place around the world – from extravagant street London, San Francisco, and Sydney all claim to have the largest Chinese New Year celebrations outside of Asia. Crowds of more than half a million people go watch the cities try to outdo each other! Expect big parades and an enthusiastic celebration in Vancouver, New York, and Los Angeles as well. In China, the New Year is typically a time to return home to smaller villages. But Beijing has more than 20 million residents, plenty of whom stick around for celebrations throughout the MANILA, Philippines – Chinese communities worldwide celebrate the Lunar or Chinese New Year on January 22, 2023. Towns and cities around the world with predominant Chinese communities celebrate In 2025, the Chinese New Year falls on January 29th, and New Year’s Eve will occur on January 28th. Although many people refer to the holiday as Chinese New Year and Chinese New Year’s Eve, celebrations take place in many countries. Chinese New Year traditions: Holidays around the world. Traditions tend to be a significant part of Chinese New Year celebrations. The following are some traditions that people may follow: The Chinese New Year, also called Spring Festival, is the most important and widely celebrated festival of all in China. It is celebrated from the 1st day of the 1st lunar month to the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. Pre-Chinese New Year Preparations and Activities (Jan. 7–Feb. 12, 2025) Jan. 7, 2025: Laba Festival. Some Chinese start to celebrate and prepare for Chinese New Year as early as day 8 of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. Celebrate Chinese New Year is the latest, timely addition to National Geographic’s popular Holidays Around the World series. With 25 colorful images and a simple, educational text, the book is a lively invitation to revel in this child-friendly, national and international holiday. The holiday is sometimes called the Lunar New Year because the dates of celebration follow the phases of the moon. Since the mid-1990s people in China have been given seven consecutive days off work during the Chinese New Year. The Lunar New Year goes by many names. Most commonly, it is called the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. This year, people around the world rang in the Year of the Dragon on 10 February 2024. Here’s a look at how different countries celebrate Chinese New Year around the world: 1. China. Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China and although celebrations last up to 16 days, only the first seven days are considered a public holiday here. Each city has its own special way to welcome the New Year. Moreover, New Year decorations must be on the shopping list. Spring Festival couplets, red lanterns, Fu character posters, red paper cuts, and New Year pictures with images of Chinese zodiac animals are most popular ornaments. Read more about How to Decorate for Chinese New Year. With the vibrant hue of "Chinese Red" illuminating celebrations, the world has come together to share in the festive joy of the Chinese New Year, showcasing the rich tapestry of traditional Celebrate Chinese New Year is the latest, timely addition to National Geographic’s popular Holidays Around the World series. With 25 colorful images and a simple, educational text, the book is a lively invitation to revel in this child-friendly, national and international holiday.
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