Calling it the Chinese New Year may make the Chinese Communist Party happy, but it also neglects the experience of many other countries. Sections.

The Chinese New Year 2025, will begin on January 29th, 2025 and will last until February 12th. While the holiday is traditionally celebrated for 16 days, the first 7 days are the official public ...

In 2024, the Lunar New Year will start on Saturday, Feb. 10, and mark the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (For Thailand, however, 2024 is the Year of the Naga, a mythical ...

Chinese New Year in 2024 falls on Feb. 10 and ends with the Lantern Festival on Feb. 24. Celebrations last up to 16 days; the Chinese public holiday lasts from Feb. 10 to Feb. 17. What is the ...

The origins of Chinese New Year come from many ancient stories, or legends, according to Britannica. One of them is the story of Nian, a monster that attacks villagers at the beginning of the year.

LETTER | First and foremost, let me extend my greeting: Happy Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Chai, and may this year of the Metal Ox be a prosperous and better one for all!

For billions of Chinese around the world, today is the first day of the new lunar year — the year of the Water Snake, according to astrological tradition. Should it also be a federal holiday?

In 2025, Jan. 29 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, also known in China as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, China’s biggest holiday. The world’s largest human migration takes place ...

However, the usage of “Lunar New Year” has proved equally controversial for critics in China, many of whom argue that the holiday has its roots in the Chinese lunisolar calendar and China’s ...

Legislation (A.7768/S.7573) has schools closed for the Chinese Lunar New Year when the holiday falls on a weekday. The 2024 celebration will take place on Saturday, February 10, ...

Saturday is the culmination of the 15-day Chinese New Year holiday this year, and major cities such as New York, San Francisco and Chicago will be holding public celebrations over the weekend to ...