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Chinese New Year 2022 Year of the Tiger
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A festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
The Chinese New Year is the most important and the longest celebration in the Chinese calendar.
Firecrackers are popular during the Chinese New Year. They are thought to scare off evil spirits.
The Chinese New Year is the most important and the longest celebration in the Chinese calendar.
Firecrackers are popular during the Chinese New Year. They are thought to scare off evil spirits.
Chinese New Year – China's Grandest Festival & Longest Public Holiday
Chinese: 春节 chūn jié
Also called: Lunar New Year, Spring Festival
Observed by: All Chinese people; people in some other Asian countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines…
2022 date: Tuesday, Feb. 1st, Tiger
2023 date: Sunday, Jan. 22nd, Rabbit
Holiday: 7 days
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China, with a 7-day long 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.
China during this period is dominated by iconic red lanterns, loud fireworks, massive banquets and parades, and the festival even triggers exuberant celebrations across the globe.
2022 – The Year of the TigerIn 2022 Chinese New Year festival falls on Feb. 1. It is the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese zodiac, which features a 12-year cycle with each year represented by a specific animal. People born in the Years of the Tiger including 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, and 2010 will experience their Zodiac Year of Birth (Ben Ming Nian). 2023 Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 22 and it is the Year of the Rabbit.
Time for Family ReunionLike Christmas in Western countries, Chinese New Year is a time to be home with family, chatting, drinking, cooking, and enjoying a hearty meal together.
10 Facts You Should Know about Chinese New Year
When is Chinese New Year?
Unlike the universal New Year observed on January 1st, Chinese New Year is never on a fixed date. The dates vary according to Chinese lunar calendar, but generally fall on a day between January 21st and February 20th in the Gregorian calendar.
How long is the festival? Most people in China have at least seven days off work, including three days' legal holiday, and the preceding and following weekends. Here's a CNY timetable for recent years, marked in UTC/GMT+08:00.
Chinese New Year 2022: Dates & Calendar
Chinese: 春节 chūn jié
Also called: Lunar New Year, Spring Festival
Observed by: All Chinese people; people in some other Asian countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines…
2022 date: Tuesday, Feb. 1st, Tiger
2023 date: Sunday, Jan. 22nd, Rabbit
Holiday: 7 days
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China, with a 7-day long 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.
China during this period is dominated by iconic red lanterns, loud fireworks, massive banquets and parades, and the festival even triggers exuberant celebrations across the globe.
2022 – The Year of the TigerIn 2022 Chinese New Year festival falls on Feb. 1. It is the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese zodiac, which features a 12-year cycle with each year represented by a specific animal. People born in the Years of the Tiger including 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, and 2010 will experience their Zodiac Year of Birth (Ben Ming Nian). 2023 Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 22 and it is the Year of the Rabbit.
Time for Family ReunionLike Christmas in Western countries, Chinese New Year is a time to be home with family, chatting, drinking, cooking, and enjoying a hearty meal together.
10 Facts You Should Know about Chinese New Year
When is Chinese New Year?
Unlike the universal New Year observed on January 1st, Chinese New Year is never on a fixed date. The dates vary according to Chinese lunar calendar, but generally fall on a day between January 21st and February 20th in the Gregorian calendar.
How long is the festival? Most people in China have at least seven days off work, including three days' legal holiday, and the preceding and following weekends. Here's a CNY timetable for recent years, marked in UTC/GMT+08:00.
Chinese New Year 2022: Dates & Calendar