Lunar New Year 2025

Lunar New Year 2025

Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year - also commonly called Chinese New Year - marks the start of the new year based on lunar calendars, or monthly cycles of the moon's phases.

In Chinese tradition, each year is represented by one of 12 zodiac animals: The rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog and pig. In 2025 Chinese New Year begins on January 29th, and marks the change from the Year of the Dragon to the Year of the Snake.

Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year?

Each place that celebrates Lunar New Year has its own name for the occasion, with variations in traditions around the celebration. So simply calling it ‘Chinese New Year’ in general overlooks the diversity of different traditions that take place during the time.