An unmissable event for Asian communities, the Lunar New Year is soon to be celebrated. Finished the Wooden Dragon, we move on to a new animal on a specific date which varies each year. All the information on Chinese New Year.
The Chinese New Year is starting soon! A tradition that dates back more than 4,000 years, the Lunar New Year is celebrated for a fortnight, from new moon until the first full Moon of the year which corresponds to the Lantern Festival, February 12, 2025. This celebration, which is also called Spring Festival or Tet Festival in Vietnam, is honored in several countries. ‘Asia.
This new lunar cycle, which occurs after the winter solstice, is celebrated in Paris by the Asian community, mainly concentrated in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, with a 7 hour difference. Every year, a Chinese New Year parade is organized between Avenue de Choisy, Porte de Choisy and Avenue d’Ivry. Find out the date of Chinese New Year 2025 below, as well as the sign associated with it.
When is the Chinese New Year in 2025?
The date of Chinese New Year changes every year as it is based on the lunisolar calendar. This corresponds to the second new moon since the winter solstice. It is in the Chinese city of Nanjing, at the Purple Mountain observatory, that this date is determined. In 2025, Chinese New Year will begin on Wednesday January 29, 2025 and will end on February 16, 2026 (year 4723). See the calendar for the following years below:
- Chinese New Year 2025 : Wednesday January 29
- Chinese New Year 2026 : Tuesday February 17
- Chinese New Year 2027 : Saturday February 6
- Chinese New Year 2028 : Wednesday January 26
- Chinese New Year 2029 : Tuesday February 13
- Chinese New Year 2030 : Sunday February 3
- Chinese New Year 2031 : Thursday January 23
- Chinese New Year 2032 : Wednesday February 11
- Chinese New Year 2033 : Monday January 31
What is the sign of Chinese New Year in 2025?
Each lunar new year has its own Chinese horoscope. Finished it wooden dragonwe move on to a new animal, the Wood snake. Sixth animal of the Chinese zodiac, the Wood Snake is a animal “seductive, selfish, manipulative. He is suspicious and appreciates a certain mystery,” according to the site China.inevent specialist. This animal associates easily with the Ox and the Rooster, but much less so with the Pig.
In Chinese astrology, the Snake is an omen of wisdom, boldness and maturity, and the Wood element strengthens the ability to communicate effectively and establish connections with others. Is this a good sign overall for the year 2025? It will undoubtedly be full of emotions and significant successes, with life changes for some, just like the Snake changes its skin.
What is your Chinese sign?
In the Chinese calendar, each year is associated with one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, represented by animals, which returns cyclically every 12 years: rat, buffalo, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig. Discover yours (how to calculate it?), in our file below:
And also, do you know what your element is?
The new year is also linked to one of the five cosmogonic elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water. To know your element in the Chinese horoscope, birth years ending in 0 or 1 are Metal, 2 or 3 are Water, 4 or 5 are Wood, 6 or 7 are Fire, 8 or 9 are from Earth.
Often called “Chinese New Year” in France, this celebration is in fact honored in several Asian countries, and for several days. It is also called “Spring Festival” or “Têt Festival” in Vietnam. Contrary to what its name suggests, this New Year is not only celebrated in China on the Asian continent. It is in fact celebrated in several Asian countries: in Viet Nam (where it is called the Tet Festival), in Malaysia, in Singapore, in Thailand, in the Philippines, in Indonesia, in Singapore, Hong Kong and even in Brunei.