New Year's Day or Chunjie in China is the Festival of Spring, called "Nian" in Chinese. Its history goes back more than 4,000 years. It is the longest-awaited and longest-lasting celebration in China and other East Asian countries.Chinese New Year does not have a specific date; it is determined by the lunar calendar. It is used in the Celestial Empire in everyday life. In 2023, the Chinese New Year fell on 22 January, marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. Celebrations in China will last two weeks - until the New Year by the solar calendar, 4 February.Check out Sputnik's photo gallery for more.
Traditionally, Chinese New Year is a holiday when families reunite after a busy year and celebrate by gathering together for a big dinner on New Year’s Eve.
New Year's Day or Chunjie in China is the Festival of Spring, called "Nian" in Chinese. Its history goes back more than 4,000 years. It is the longest-awaited and longest-lasting celebration in China and other East Asian countries.
Chinese New Year does not have a specific date; it is determined by the lunar calendar. It is used in the Celestial Empire in everyday life. In 2023, the Chinese New Year fell on 22 January, marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. Celebrations in China will last two weeks - until the New Year by the solar calendar, 4 February.
Visitors wearing masks pose in front of a row of Year of the Rabbit-themed billboards at a public park in Beijing on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday on Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Taoist Priests attend Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome in the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in Hong Kong late on 21 January 2023, as people flock to temples to pray for good luck and fortune for the new year.
North Korean refugees and their family bow in respect for their ancestors in North Korea as they visit the Imjingak Pavilion, near the border with the North, to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Paju, South Korea on Sunday, 22 January 2023.
People hold incense sticks while walking around the A-Ma Temple during the start of celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Macau on 22 January 2023.
North Koreans pay respect to statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, 22 January 2023, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.
People visit Zojoji temple as Tokyo Tower is lit in red to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Tokyo on 21 January 2023.
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