Lunar New Year

A new-year celebration whose date follows a lunisolar calendar, observed in several East and Southeast Asian cultures through family gatherings, ritual practices, and public festivities.

Chinese New Year: The Chinese celebration of the new year according to the traditional lunisolar calendar. Its customs, zodiac cycle, and reunion traditions are among the most widely known forms.
Lunisolar calendar: A calendar that keeps months aligned with lunar phases while adjusting years to track the solar seasons. Its combination of lunar months and solar-year corrections determines the celebration's timing.
Chinese zodiac: A repeating cycle of twelve animals used to designate years in Chinese calendrical traditions. Year-animal associations shape popular predictions and decorations around the celebration.
Spring Festival: The official Chinese name for the traditional celebration of the lunar-calendar new year. The name emphasizes seasonal renewal and is widely used in Chinese public life.
Tết: Vietnamese celebration of the new year according to the Vietnamese lunisolar calendar. It centers on family remembrance, ancestor worship, and welcoming the new year.
Chinese calendar: A traditional lunisolar calendar used to determine dates for Chinese festivals and other observances. It provides the date for Chinese New Year and influences related regional calendars.
Ancestor veneration: Ritual practices that honor deceased family members and maintain relationships with ancestors. Many celebrations include offerings or rites that connect family reunions with remembrance.
Lunar New Year in the United States: A public and community celebration observed by Asian American communities across the United States. Its recognition highlights the holiday's growth beyond its countries of origin.
Seollal: Korean celebration of the new year according to the traditional lunisolar calendar. Its ancestral rites, family visits, and formal greetings express a distinct Korean tradition.
Lunar month: The interval between successive occurrences of the same lunar phase, averaging about 29.5 days. Lunar months make the calendar date shift against the Gregorian calendar.

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