China New Year

[priscilla1961]

Chinese New Year's Day is the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar. But the date is different each year on the Gregorian (internationally-used) calendar, between January 21th and February 20th. In 2016 it's Monday February 8th.



When Chinese New Year is Celebrated

Officially Celebration — 7 Days (February 7–13, 2016)



It's a public holiday for Chinese. Usually people have 7 consecutive days off from Chinese New Year's Eve to the sixth day after Chinese New Year's Day.



Officially only the first three days of Chinese New Year (February 8–10, 2016) are statutory holiday. Chinese New Year's Eve and three more days are always added to give seven consecutive days of holiday. These four extra days are taken from weekends: the two weekend days closest to the statutory holiday are included, while the Saturday before (February 6, 2016) and the Sunday after (February 14, 2016) are worked.



The most important days of celebration are:



Chinese New Year's Eve (February 7, 2016; 除夕 Chúxī /choo-sshee/ 'Excluded Evening' on the Chinese calendar): the day of family reunions

Chinese New Year's Day (February 8, 2016; 初一 Chūyī /choo-ee/ 'First One' on the Chinese calendar): the day of (close) family visits and New Year greetings

Most people will return to work on Sunday February 14 or Monday February 15 in 2016.



Chinese New Year Dates 2016 (China's Public Holiday )

February

Day   Sun   Mon   Tue   Wed   Thu   Fri   Sat

Dates   7   8   9   10   11   12   13

Traditional Celebration — 23 days (January 31 – February 22, 2016)



fortuneThe character "fortune" is an important Chinese New Year decoration.

Traditionally celebrations start much earlier than Chinese New Year's Eve. Some people start to celebrate three weeks before, the 8th day of the twelfth Chinese month (January 16, 2016; 腊八 Làbā /laa-baa/ '12th lunar month + 8'). More people celebrate from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month (January 31, 2016). They start to clean the house to welcome a new year from then.



Traditionally the end day of the Spring Festival is the fifteenth day of the first Chinese month, February 22, 2016 — the Lantern Festival. Chinese make all kinds of beautiful lanterns and eat sweet glutinous rice balls in sweet soup (汤圆 tāngyuán /taang-ywen/ 'soup round').



Read more on day-by-day celebrations for this grandest of Chinese festivals.



2016 — A Monkey Year

Chinese New Year 2016 will be a year of the Monkey. For people born in a year of the monkey (1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004), 2016 is considered a bad year. See How to Avoid Bad Luck in 2016 If You're a Monkey.



"Monkeys" are witty, intelligent and have a magnetic personality... Read more on the personality, career, and love suggestions for those born in Monkey years, and for other Chinese zodiac animals by clicking on the links in the table below.

[Anonymous]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

[priscilla1961]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

I am repatriate to China. Make celebrate my mother and my brother and nephew and nephew wife and daughter. My Singapore sister too make repatriate to China.

[Anonymous]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

I am repatriate to China. Make celebrate my mother and my brother and nephew and nephew wife and daughter. My Singapore sister too make repatriate to China.

That seems so lovely Priscilla to be with your mother and siblings again..



When will you travel?

[priscilla1961]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

I am repatriate to China. Make celebrate my mother and my brother and nephew and nephew wife and daughter. My Singapore sister too make repatriate to China.

That seems so lovely Priscilla to be with your mother and siblings again..



When will you travel?

February 2 night

[Anonymous]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

I am repatriate to China. Make celebrate my mother and my brother and nephew and nephew wife and daughter. My Singapore sister too make repatriate to China.

That seems so lovely Priscilla to be with your mother and siblings again..



When will you travel?

February 2 night

Have a safe trip priscilla.

 ac_smile

[priscilla1961]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

I am repatriate to China. Make celebrate my mother and my brother and nephew and nephew wife and daughter. My Singapore sister too make repatriate to China.

That seems so lovely Priscilla to be with your mother and siblings again..



When will you travel?

February 2 night

Have a safe trip priscilla.

 ac_smile

thank you ac_smile

[Anonymous]

Travelling in China during their new year celebrations? No thank you.

[Bricktop]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

I am repatriate to China. Make celebrate my mother and my brother and nephew and nephew wife and daughter. My Singapore sister too make repatriate to China.

Good year for mainlanders. They are all monkeys for communist party.

[Anonymous]

Do you have plans Priscilla?

I am repatriate to China. Make celebrate my mother and my brother and nephew and nephew wife and daughter. My Singapore sister too make repatriate to China.

Good year for mainlanders. They are all monkeys for communist party.

 ac_toofunny

[Anonymous]

It's lunar new year not Chinese new year.

[Anonymous]

It's lunar new year not Chinese new year.

The vassal state can suck it up buttercup.

[Anonymous]

It's lunar new year not Chinese new year.

The vassal state can suck it up buttercup.

 

[Anonymous]

I will go downtown Saturday and get a few things for new year.

[priscilla1961]

It's lunar new year not Chinese new year.

We say the spring festival.