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29 February – Chinese New Year's Eve; 30–31 January – Chinese New Year; 4 April - Qingming Festival; 18 April - Good Friday; 19 April - Holy Saturday; 1 May - International Workers' Day; 5 May - Buddha's Birthday; 31 May - Dragon Boat Festival; 1–2 October – National Day; 7 October – Mid-Autumn Festival; 29 October – Double Ninth ...
PHOTO: Fireworks explode over the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2025. (Amr Alfiky/Reuters) Moscow
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.
In the early 1980s, CCTV director Huang Yihe proposed the idea of hosting a televised party to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and the first CCTV New Year's Gala aired in 1983. [3] Operating on a very low budget, Huang was given a studio of 600 square meters (6,500 sq ft), which could accommodate only 60 staff members and 200 guests. [ 6 ]
Half-day on Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of Chinese New Year. [58] 1 South Korea Korean New Year (Seollal) The first 3 days of Chinese New Year. 3 Taiwan: Taiwanese New Year: Chinese New Year's Eve and the first 3 days of Chinese New Year; will be made up on subsequent working days if any of the 4 days fall on Saturday or Sunday.
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Times Square New Year's Eve photos A man gestures as people gather at Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve in New York City, U.S., December 31, 2024.
From 2008 to 2013 it was shifted back by one day to begin on Chinese New Year's Eve. In 2014, New Year's Eve became a working day again, which provoked hostile discussion by netizens and academics. [6] [7] However, since 2015, Chinese New Year's Eve is usually swapped with nearby weekends so that people need not work on Chinese New Year's Eve.