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Chinese New Year's Eve is the day before the Chinese New Year. Celebrating Chinese New Year's Eve has always been a family matter, it is the reunion day for every ethnic Chinese family. It has evolved over a long period of time. The origin of Chinese New Year's Eve can be traced back to 3500 years ago.
Scene of the 2009 Chunyun period inside Beijing West railway station, China. Chunyun (traditional Chinese: 春運; simplified Chinese: 春运; pinyin: Chūnyùn; literally translated as “Spring transportation”), also referred to as the Spring Festival travel rush or the Chunyun period, is a period of travel in China with extremely high traffic load around the time of the Chinese New Year.
The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8] In the 1860s, the Chinese community wanted to share their Chinese culture with others; they blended their traditions with a favorite American tradition—the parade—and ...
Here are all the pictures from New Year’s Eve celebrations from around the globe as they come in. New Zealand Auckland, on New Zealand’s north island, welcomes in 2025 with a fireworks display ...
Toshikoshi soba, or "year-crossing noodle," is eaten in Japan on New Year's Eve. As in "many cultures, New Year in Japan is about beginning with a fresh, clean slate," said Namiko Chen, the ...
The Chinese New Year public holiday (which begins on Chinese New Year's Eve and ends on the sixth day of the lunar year) is from Feb. 9-15, 2024. How long is the Year of the Dragon?
The CCTV New Year's Gala is the most watched television program in the world, with one billion viewers in 2018. [5] As the Chinese New Year's Eve is a time when the family gathers, the typical situation involves a large 3-generation family gathered in front of their TV set while making dumplings for the first New Year's meal.
Chinese New Year's Eve is typically a half-day holiday in Malaysia, while Chinese New Year is a two-day public holiday. George Town , a Chinese-majority city, is known for its lively Chinese New Year celebrations that last until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day.