Chinese New Year Day
2021 chinese new year day is on friday february 12 2021 in china time zone.
Chinese new year day. The holiday falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice on december 21. They are national holidays in china. Chinese lunar new year s day.
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. With the popular adoption of the western calendar in 1912 the chinese joined in celebrating january 1 as new year s day. Chinese new year for the year 2021 is celebrated observed on friday february 12.
It is also known as the lunar new year or the spring festival. Chinese lunar new year s day. Chinese new year falls on friday february 12 in 2021 the date of the chinese new year is determined by the lunar calendar.
Chinese new year is the first day of the new year in the chinese lunisolar calendar chinese traditional calendar. 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 new year the grandest festival for chinese people is celebrated for more than half a month.
According to the oldest traditions people follow a day by day schedule of chinese new year festivities from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month with specific things to do on certain days. Chinese lunar new year s day. Thus each time the new year in china falls on different dates of the usual gregorian calendar between january 21 and february 20.
Festivities last until the following full moon. Chinese lunar new year s day. Chinese lunar new year s day.