Chinese New Year Around The World

Lunar new year is a public holiday in several countries in east asia.

Chinese new year around the world. Day by day guide to lunar new year. But beijing has more than 20 million residents plenty of whom stick around for celebrations throughout the city. The chinese new year celebrations in sydney attract over 600 000 attendees annually to the city s chinatown where parades floats and lanterns publicly mark the occasion.

Chinese new year 2014 the year of the horse falls on 31 january. Celebrate chinese new year with your kids and or learn about china by trying some of these craft and snack ideas. Chinese new year 2020.

How cities around the world celebrated the year of the rat. Mar 20 2017 this year 2013 is the year of the snake. The lunar new year aka chinese new year is arguably the most widely celebrated holiday in the world.

Chinese lunar year begins at sunset on the day of the second new moon following the winter solstice 21st december. Traditional chinese new year celebrations start with cleaning. This means the new year can begin anytime from january 21st through to february 21st.

Chinese people go shopping and decorate their houses. They eat dumplings set off firecrackers exchange red envelopes and visit relatives. Every year hundreds of thousands of people descend on the west end to wish each other kung hei fat choi or happy new year.

Chinese new year dragon boat races under way in sydney. In china the new year is typically a time to return home to smaller villages. Where to experience chinese new year around the world 28 november 2018 chinese new year also known as spring festival is celebrated every year by nearly a quarter of the world s population.