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Chinese New Year date 2021

The Chinese New Year 2021 , will begin on February 12 and will end on January 31, 2022. The dates for the 2021 Chinese New Year holidays will be from February 11 to 17 .

When is Chinese New Year 2021?

The dates of the Chinese New Year change every year. Chinese New Year 2021 will fall on Friday, February 12, 2021 and the celebrations will continue from New Year's Eve (February 11) for a total of 16 days.

Why do the Chinese New Year dates change every year?

In popular Chinese astrology, the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is important ... For the Chinese, the years begin on the Chinese Lunar New Year, the first day of the lunar calendar instead of January 1!

The date is different every year in the Gregorian calendar (used internationally), but it is always between January 21 to February 20 . The two most important days of the Chinese New Year are:

Chinese New Year's Eve: the day of family reunions. In a Chinese calendar: 除夕 Chúxī / choo-sshee / 'Get rid of the night'

Chinese New Year's Day - The day of (close) family visits and New Year's greetings. In a Chinese calendar: 初一 Chūyī / choo-ee / 'First'

What animal is Chinese Year 2021?

2021 is the year of the Ox . According to the Chinese calendar, each year corresponds to an animal in the Chinese horoscope, following a 12-year cycle. In order, the Chinese horoscope signs are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Find out more about the Chinese horoscope and your sign .

How long is the 2021 Chinese New Year holiday?

Official holidays - 7 days

The standard holiday for Chinese (Mainland) is the 7 days from Chinese New Year's Eve to the 6th day of the lunar new year ( in 2021 it will be February 11 - 17, 2021 ).

Officially, only the first three days of the Chinese New Year are official holidays. The Chinese have to work the two weekend days closest to the statutory holidays to "make up work time."

2021 Chinese New Year Holiday Calendar:

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The traditional Chinese New Year holiday period- 23 days

Traditionally, New Years activities begin three weeks before Chinese New Year's Eve, but a week earlier is more common, and will continue until the 15th of the first month, the Lantern Festival .

Traditional (mainly rural) people start cleaning their houses to ring in a new year from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month (February 4, 2021).

Traditionally, the end of the Spring Festival (the Chinese New Year holiday) is the Lantern Festival - on the 15th of the first lunar month (February 26, 2021). Then beautiful lanterns are displayed and rice soup with dumpling is eaten .

How to celebrate Chinese New Year 2021?

The celebrations last 16 days from the eve to the Lantern Festival, but the Chinese start preparing about seven days in advance, cleaning the house to end last year's bad luck, shopping, decorating the house, etc.

During the holidays, the Chinese do a series of particular activities : they meet for dinner together, visit family or friends, give red envelopes to children and the elderly, etc. The photo below shows more specifically the activities: