Chinese New Year in 2025 starts on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and lasts until the Lantern Festival on Feb. 12.

Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. People take photos and videos of a lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations at Yamashitacho Park on Jan. 29, 2025.

Related: Lunar New Year Wishes As for the final two creatures—the dog and the pig—the dog was more distracted by the splashing sounds of the river than with the task at hand of finishing the race.

Based on the Chinese zodiac, the Lunar New year goes by a 12-year cycle. Each year is represented by a different animal, and 2025 welcomes the year of the snake (the sixth animal in the cycle).

With Lunar New Year on February 5, say goodbye to the us-vs.-them pack mentality that was the hallmark of the Year of Dog —which followed the fiery rooster in 2017 and the frenetic Year of the ...

Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 ...

Chinese communities have since celebrated both the start of the Gregorian year on Jan. 1 and then the Lunar New Year, a reflection of cultural roots, some weeks afterward.

Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days with ...

Here's your 2025 Lunar New Year horoscope as it kicks off on Jan. 29, 2025. What the Year of the Wood Snake means for you based on your Chinese zodiac sign, according to Chinese metaphysics ...

The Chinese Zodiac works with a 12-year cycle, with a different animal representing different animal. 2025 is the Year of the Snake. The snake represents calmness and introspection -- traits seen ...

Chinese Compatibility. Consider this a warning. Chinese New Year began on Jan. 29 this year, marking the end of the Year of the Dragon and the beginning of the Year of the Snake.