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Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival (see also § Names) is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
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The lunisolar calendar uses the location of the sun and the moon relative to the earth to determine dates on the calendar. The Gregorian calendar, which is the most widely used calendar in the world today uses the location of the sun relative to the earth to determine the dates on the calendar.
Many countries around the world that have ethnic Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year including America, Canada, many European countries, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippine’s and more. Many of the local communities around the world are called Chinatown like in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sydney.
Friday, February 12th is day number 43 of the 2021 calendar year with -3 years, -3 months, -26 daysuntil Chinese New Year 2021.
Learn about the date, animal sign, and traditions of Chinese New Year 2021, which falls on Friday, February 12. Find out how the lunisolar calendar determines the dates and which countries celebrate this festival.
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- February 5th: Little New Year (小年—xiǎo nián) Before, social classes celebrated the Little New Year on different dates of the Chinese New Year calendar.
- February 11th: New Year’s Eve (除夕—chúxì) Depending on the cycle of the moon, New Year’s Eve falls either on the 29th or 30th on the Lunar December of the Chinese New Year calendar.
- February 12th: Spring Festival (春节—chūn jié) This day was originally known as the Yuán Dàn (元旦) as “yuán” means “the beginning.” Today, Yuán Dàn is used to refer to the New Year of the Solar (Gregorian) Calendar.
- February 13th: To the in-laws (迎婿日—yíng xù rì) In the northern regions of China, this day is celebrated on the 3rd of Lunar January of the Chinese New Year calendar.
Learn about the Chinese New Year 2021 date, zodiac sign, animal name, and meaning. Find out how to calculate your age in China and the difference between lunar and solar calendars.
Chinese New Year 2021 will be observed on Friday, February 12th, 2021. Mostly, the Chinese New Year festival period lasts for 16 days, starting from Chinese New Year's eve to the Lantern Festival. In 2021, the Chinese New Year festival will begin on February 11th and go on till February 26th.
4 days ago · Chinese New Year, annual 15-day festival in China and Chinese communities around the world that begins with the new moon that occurs sometime between January 21 and February 20 according to Western calendars.
Feb 12, 2021 · Learn about the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, and how it marks the start of a new lunar year. Find out how Zack and Leo, two brothers who celebrate the festival, will enjoy the Year of the Ox despite lockdown.
