Chinese New Year
Also calledLunar New Year, Spring Festival
Observed byEthnic Chinese and non-Chinese people worldwide
TypeCultural
Religious
(Chinese folk religion, Buddhist, Confucian, Daoist)
CelebrationsLion dances, Mongolian New Year dragon dances, fireworks, family gathering, family meal, visiting friends and relatives, giving red envelopes, decorating with chunlian couplets
DateFirst day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (between 21 January and 20 February)
2018 dateFriday, 16 February, Dog
2019 dateTuesday, 5 February, Pig
2020 dateSaturday, 25 January, Rat
2021 dateFriday, 12 February, Ox
FrequencyAnnual
Related toLantern Festival, which concludes the celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Mongol New Year (Tsagaan Sar), Tibetan New Year (Losar), Japanese New Year (Shōgatsu), Korean New Year (Seollal), Vietnamese New Year (Tết)