Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the New Year vary widely, and the evening preceding the New Year's Day is frequently regarded as an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. The festival was traditionally a time to honour deities as well as ancestors. The Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. It is also prominent beyond Asia, especially in Australia, Canada, Mauritius, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as various European countries. These include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries that house significant Overseas Chinese or Sinophone populations, especially in Southeast Asia. Ĭhinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, and has strongly influenced Lunar New Year celebrations of its 56 ethnic groups, such as the Losar of Tibet ( Tibetan: ལོ་གསར་), and of China's neighbours, including the Korean New Year ( Korean: 설날 RR: Seollal), and the Tết of Vietnam, as well as in Okinawa.
The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place from Chinese New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year, to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. In Chinese, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival (traditional Chinese: 春節 simplified Chinese: 春节 pinyin: Chūnjié) as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of the Chinese New Year. "Chinese New Year" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese charactersĬhinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Mongolian New Year ( Tsagaan Sar), Tibetan New Year ( Losar), Japanese New Year (Shōgatsu), Korean New Year (Seollal), Vietnamese New Year ( Tết), Indigenous Assamese New Year (Rongali Bihu) Lion dances, dragon dances, fireworks, family gathering, family meal, visiting friends and relatives, giving red envelopes, decorating with chunlian couplets ( Chinese folk religion, Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, some Christian communities)Ĭommemoration of the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar
Thus, when you finish eating your tetokguk on New Year's Eve, you are considered one year old.Clockwise from the top: Fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, lion dance in Boston Chinatown, red Lanterns on display, dragon dance in San Francisco, red envelopes, firecrackers exploding, spring coupletĬhinese people and Sinophone communities Tetokguk food is part of birthday celebrations, so why is it eaten on Korean New Year's Day? The reason is that Koreans turn a year older, not on their birthday, but once the new year begins. The main dishes are Songpyeon, a traditional Korean food made from rice powder, and Jeon, a dish of whole, sliced, or minced fish, meat, vegetables, etc., and they are made from wheat, is coated with flour and egg wash before frying in oil, and tteokguk, a rice cake soup. Korean New Year 2022: Date, History And Everything You Need To Know About Seollal, Korean Lunar New Year.ĭuring this holiday Koreans visit their families, wear traditional clothes (hanbok), and eat traditional food. The Korean New Year usually falls on the second new moon day after the winter solstice, in which case, the new year solstice would be 2033 on the third new moon day after the next event. The Korean New Year lasts three days of holidays and is considered a more important solar holiday than New Year's Day. Korean people also celebrate Solar New Year's Day on January 1 each year, following the Gregorian calendar. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day. This is important for most traditional Korean holidays.
The Korean New Year, commonly known as Seollal is the first day of the lunar calendar.
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