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  2. Chinese New Year - Wikipedia

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    Layue (simplified Chinese: 腊月; traditional Chinese: 臘月; pinyin: Làyuè) is a term often associated with Chinese New Year as it refers to the sacrifices held in honour of the gods in the twelfth lunisolar month, hence the cured meats of Chinese New Year are known as larou (simplified Chinese: 腊肉; traditional Chinese: 臘肉; pinyin ...

  3. What is the Chinese Lunar New Year? Everything to know about ...

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    Chinese New Year in 2025 ... with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. ... to let go of the past and ring in the future. The Lunar New Year also ...

  4. Fai chun - Wikipedia

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    Fai chun (traditional Chinese: 揮春; simplified Chinese: 挥春; pinyin: huīchūn) or chunlian (春聯; 春联; chūnlián) is a traditional decoration [1] that is frequently used during Chinese New Year. People put fai chun in doorways to create an optimistic festive atmosphere, since the phrases written on them refer to good luck and ...

  5. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    The new year is on the new moon closest to Lichun (typically 4 February). The new year is on the first new moon after Dahan (typically 20 January) It has been found that Chinese New Year moves back by either 10, 11, or 12 days in most years. If it falls on or before 31 January, then it moves forward in the next year by either 18, 19, or 20 days ...

  6. 8 Chinese New Year Traditions, Explained - AOL

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    The meaning behind Chinese New Year’s customs. Chinese New Year is the most widely celebrated Chinese holiday across the globe. This year, it falls on February 1, 2022, and will begin the Year ...

  7. Kongsi Raya - Wikipedia

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    Kongsi Raya, also known as Gongxi Raya, [1] is a Malaysian portmanteau, denoting the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eid ul-Fitr) festivals.As the timing of these festivals fluctuate due to their reliance on lunar calendars (the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar while the Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar), they occasionally occur close to one another – every 33 ...

  8. It's the 2025 Lunar New Year! All About the Year of the Snake ...

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    The Year of the Wood Snake begins at 4:36 a.m. PT on Jan. 29, 2025. It coincides with the new moon in Aquarius, which marks the annual start of Lunar New Year.. What are the birth years for the ...

  9. When Is the Chinese New Year in 2025? - AOL

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    When is the Lunar New Year 2025? The date of Lunar New Year varies from year to year. This year, it begins on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, whereas in 2024, it began in February. Typically, this ...