Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) 2024: Calendar & Horoscope
Written by CindyUpdated Jan. 26, 2024
Chinese New Year 2024 will fall on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, starting a year of the Wood Dragon. As a public holiday, Chinese people will get 8 days off from work from February 10th to February 17th in 2024.
What is the Chinese New Year 2024 Animal? — Wood Dragon
The Chinese zodiac gives each year an animal sign.
Chinese New Year 2024 is a Year of the Dragon,more specifically, Wood Dragon, starting from February 10th, 2024, and lasting until January 28th, 2025.
Recent/upcoming years of the Dragon are 2024, 2012, 2000, and 1988. If you were born in one of the above years, then you are a Dragon. You will experience your zodiac birth sign year (benmingnian) in 2024, which is considered bad luck. Read more on How to Make Good Luck in Your Zodiac Year (Benmingnian) Easily.
The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
Choose your date of birth and find out about your Chinese zodiac sign.
Find Your Zodiac Sign
Is 2024 Lucky for You? — Chinese Horoscope 2024 for 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
2024 is a year of the Dragon. According to Chinese zodiac predictions, the luckiest zodiac signs in 2024 are Monkeys, Roosters, and Pigs. Following closely behind are Tigers, Rabbits, Snakes, Monkeys, Roosters, and Dogs. However, if you're born in the Year of the Rat, Ox, Dragon, Horse, Goat, or Dog, you might need to brace yourself for various challenges and make more effort than in 2023 to achieve your goals.. For more insights, we present the fortunes of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs below.
Click the picture below to check each animal sign's horoscope in 2024:
Why Does Chinese New Year Date Change Every Year?
The date is decided by the Chinese Lunar Calendar, which is based on the cycles of the moon and sun and is generally 21–51 days behind the Gregorian (internationally-used) calendar.
The date of Chinese New Year changes every year, but it always falls between January 21st and February 20th. The day of Chinese New Year is a new moon day, usually the second after the winter solstice.
How Long is the Chinese New Year Holiday?
China's public holiday for Lunar New Year is 8 days, from Chinese New Year to the 8th day of the lunar calendar new year.
Offices, banks, factories, shops, and most non-essential services will close doors for a week's holiday. Hotels and large retail outlets stay open and may even be busier than usual! School holidays are four weeks long and migrant workers abandon their factory and construction jobs for weeks to return home.
Taiwan enjoys a 7-holiday from February 8 to 14 in 2024. Hong Kong residents have a 4-day holiday from February 10th to 13th, 2024. Macau residents have a 6-day holiday from February 9th to 14th, 2024.
Holidays in other Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines usually are 1 to 3 days.
How Long is Chinese New Year 2024?
Celebrations of Chinese New Year traditionally last for 16 days, starting from Chinese New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival. The most notable dates of the Lunar New Year 2024 are these three days:
Each day of the 16-day long festival has a name, and usually an assigned purpose or meaning. Below is a table of all the important dates and their meanings.
The Chinese zodiac gives each year an animal sign.
