The Chinese New Year of 2024 falls on February 10th (Saturday), and will last to February 24th. It is the Year of Dragon. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days’ off from work, from February 10th to February 17th.The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 12th. It is the Year of Snake. As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get seven days’ off from work, from January 28th to February 3th.
The legal holiday is seven days long, from the Lunar New Year’s Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month.
Some companies and public institutions enjoy a longer holiday up to 10 days or more, because in common knowledge among Chinese people, the festival lasts longer, from the Lunar New Year’s Eve to the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival).
2024 Lunar New Year falls on February 10th.The public holiday lasts from February 10th to February 17th, during which the New Year’s Eve on February 9th and the New Year’s Day on February 10th are the peak time of celebration.The commonly known New Year calendar counts from the New Year’s Eve to the Lantern Festival on February 24th 2024.According to the old folk customs, the traditional celebration starts even earlier, from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.
Chinese New Year dates vary slightly between years, but it usually comes during the period from January 21st to February 20th in Gregorian calendar. The dates change every year because the festival is based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The lunar calendar is associated with the movement of the moon, which usually defines traditional festivals like the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Day.The lunar calendar is also associated with 12 animal signs in Chinese zodiac, so every 12 years is regarded as a cycle. 2023 is a Year of the Rabbit, while 2024 turns to be a Year of the Dragon.
Years New Year Dates Animal Signs 1930 Jan. 30, 1930 (Thursday) Horse 1931 Feb. 17, 1931 (Tuesday) Sheep 1932 Feb. 6, 1932 (Saturday) Monkey 1933 Jan. 26, 1933 (Thursday) Rooster 1934 Feb. 14, 1934 (Wednesday) Dog 1935 Feb. 4, 1935 (Monday) Pig 1936 Jan. 24, 1936 (Friday) Rat 1937 Feb. 11, 1937 (Thursday) Ox 1938 Jan. 31, 1938 (Monday) Tiger 1939 Feb. 19, 1939 (Sunday) Rabbit 1940 Feb. 8, 1940(Thursday) Dragon 1941 Jan. 27, 1941 (Monday) Snake 1942 Feb. 15, 1942 (Sunday) Horse 1943 Feb. 4, 1943 (Friday) Sheep 1944 Jan. 25, 1944 (Tuesday) Monkey 1945 Feb. 13, 1945 (Tuesday) Rooster 1946 Feb. 1, 1946 (Saturday) Dog 1947 Jan. 22, 1947 (Wednesday) Pig 1948 Feb. 10, 1948 (Tuesday) Rat 1949 Jan. 29, 1949 (Saturday) Ox 1950 Feb. 17, 1950 (Friday) Tiger 1951 Feb. 6, 1951 (Tuesday) Rabbit 1952 Jan. 27, 1952 (Sunday) Dragon 1953 Feb. 14, 1953 (Saturday) Snake 1954 Feb. 3, 1954 (Wednesday) Horse 1955 Jan. 24, 1955 (Monday) Sheep 1956 Feb. 12, 1956 (Sunday) Monkey 1957 Jan. 31, 1957 (Thursday) Rooster 1958 Feb. 18, 1958 (Tuesday) Dog 1959 Feb. 8, 1959 (Sunday) Pig 1960 Jan. 28, 1960 (Thursday) Rat 1961 Feb. 15, 1961 (Wednesday) Ox 1962 Feb. 5, 1962 (Monday) Tiger 1963 Jan. 25, 1963 (Friday) Rabbit 1964 Feb. 13, 1964 (Thursday) Dragon 1965 Feb. 2, 1965 (Tuesday) Snake 1966 Jan. 21, 1966 (Friday) Horse 1967 Feb. 9, 1967 (Thursday) Sheep 1968 Jan. 30, 1968 (Tuesday) Monkey 1969 Feb. 17, 1969 (Monday) Rooster 1970 Feb. 6, 1970 (Friday) Dog 1971 Jan. 27, 1971 (Wednesday) Pig 1972 Feb. 15, 1972 (Tuesday) Rat 1973 Feb. 3, 1973 (Saturday) Ox 1974 Jan. 23, 1974 (Wednesday) Tiger 1975 Feb. 11, 1975 (Tuesday) Rabbit 1976 Jan. 31, 1976 (Saturday) Dragon 1977 Feb. 18, 1977 (Friday) Snake 1978 Feb. 7, 1978 (Tuesday) Horse 1979 Jan. 28, 1979 (Sunday) Sheep 1980 Feb. 16, 1980 (Saturday) Monkey 1981 Feb. 5, 1981 (Thursday) Rooster 1982 Jan. 25, 1982 (Monday) Dog 1983 Feb. 13, 1983 (Sunday) Pig 1984 Feb. 2, 1984 (Wednesday) Rat 1985 Feb. 20, 1985 (Sunday) Ox 1986 Feb. 9, 1986 (Sunday) Tiger 1987 Jan. 29, 1987 (Thursday) Rabbit 1988 Feb. 17, 1988 (Wednesday) Dragon 1989 Feb. 6, 1989 (Monday) Snake 1990 Jan. 27, 1990 (Friday) Horse 1991 Feb. 15, 1991 (Friday) Sheep 1992 Feb. 4, 1992 (Tuesday) Monkey 1993 Jan. 23, 1993 (Saturday) Rooster 1994 Feb. 10, 1994 (Thursday) Dog 1995 Jan. 31, 1995 (Tuesday) Pig 1996 Feb. 19, 1996 (Monday) Rat 1997 Feb. 7, 1997 (Friday) Ox 1998 Jan. 28, 1998 (Wednesday) Tiger 1999 Feb. 16, 1999 (Tuesday) Rabbit 2000 Feb. 5, 2000(Friday) Dragon 2001 Jan. 24, 2001 (Wednesday) Snake 2002 Feb. 12, 2002 (Tuesday) Horse 2003 Feb. 1, 2003 (Friday) Sheep 2004 Jan. 22, 2004 (Thursday) Monkey 2005 Feb. 9, 2005 (Wednesday) Rooster 2006 Jan. 29, 2006 (Sunday) Dog 2007 Feb. 18, 2007 (Sunday) Pig 2008 Feb. 7, 2008 (Thursday) Rat 2009 Jan. 26, 2009 (Monday) Ox 2010 Feb. 14, 2010(Sunday) Tiger 2011 Feb. 3, 2011 (Thursday) Rabbit 2012 Jan. 23, 2012 (Monday) Dragon 2013 Feb. 10, 2013 (Sunday) Snake 2014 Jan. 31, 2014 (Friday) Horse 2015 Feb. 19, 2015 (Thursday) Sheep 2016 Feb. 8, 2016 (Monday) Monkey 2017 Jan. 28, 2017 (Friday) Rooster 2018 Feb. 16, 2018 (Friday) Dog 2019 Feb. 5, 2019 (Tuesday) Pig 2020 Jan. 25, 2020 (Saturday) Rat 2021 Feb. 12, 2021 (Friday) Ox 2022 Feb. 1, 2022 (Tuesday) Tiger 2023 Jan. 22, 2023 (Sunday) Rabbit 2024 Feb. 10, 2024 (Saturday) Dragon 2025 Jan. 29, 2025 (Wednesday) Snake 2026 Feb. 17, 2026 (Tuesday) Horse 2027 Feb. 6, 2027 (Saturday) Sheep 2028 Jan. 26, 2028 (Wednesday) Monkey 2029 Feb. 13, 2029 (Tuesday) Rooster 2030 Feb. 3, 2030 (Sunday) Dog