Chinese New Year 2027: When is Spring Festival, Date, Holiday, Calendar, Zodiac Sign

Chinese New Year 2027 is also known as the Spring Festival. In Mandarin, it's called Guonian or Chunjie.

Chunjie 2027 starts on Saturday, February 6th, and goes on until the Lantern Festival on February 20th. During this holiday, they gather with their families and watch the wonderful Spring Festival Gala while enjoying a delicious reunion dinner.

A series of celebrations will continue until the 15th day of the lunar calendar, the Lantern Festival.

Chinese New Year Dates in 2027, 2028, 2029...

The date of the Spring Festival varies each year, with each new year corresponding to a specific zodiac animal. The zodiac animal for 2027 is the Goat, so that year is called the Year of the Goat.

Why Does the Chinese New Year Date Change Every Year

China uses the Solar calendar (Gregorian calendar) and the lunar calendar to count the days. In the lunar calendar, Chinese New Year always falls on the first day of the first month; however, its date in the solar calendar varies each year.

To keep the Spring Festival's date in the solar calendar relatively stable, an extra month, called a leap month, is added to the lunar calendar every 2-3 years. When there is no leap month in the last lunar year, the Spring Festival of the next year will come about 11 days earlier. But if there is a leap month, Chunjie will be delayed by about 19 days. 

Chinese New Year 2027 Zodiac Sign: Goat

2027 is the Year of the Goat. It is the year of the Fire Goat. The goat symbolizes auspicious, gentle, and beautiful in Chinese culture. Combining the goat and "fire" elements means 2027 will be a year of propensity and .happiness

People born in the Year of the Goat are usually gentle and kind-hearted. They are polite and make others feel warm. Many of them have artistic talent and a good sense of beauty.

However, they can sometimes be emotional or have trouble making decisions. Overall, they appear soft on the outside but are strong on the inside, making them great friends and partners.

The Year of the Goat occurs every 12 years in the Chinese zodiac cycle. Other Snake years include 1955, 1967, 1991, 2003, and 2015. For those born in these years, 2027 is their Benmingnian. It is considered inauspicious, so people usually wear red underwear and socks to ward off evil spirits.

Chinese New Year Holiday 2027

Officially, the Chinese people will have a holiday for about 7 days from Chinese New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the lunar new year.

In 2027, the Chinese New Year holiday lasts from February 6th to February 14th.

Some companies may extend the holiday up to 16 days.

During the Chinese New Year holiday, offices, factories, banks, and some non-service industry shops will temporarily close. However, many large shopping malls and town wet markets will be busier than usual.

Many people working away from home return to their hometowns to reunite with their families during the Spring Festival. As a result, highways and railway stations in China became crowded during this time. This phenomenon is called the Spring Festival travel rush or Chunyun.

Popular attractions and temples are always crowded. Usually, everything should get back to normal after the sixth day of the first lunar month.

Chinese New Year Lunar Calendar

Traditional Chinese festivals are based on the Lunar Calendar. The Spring Festival in 2027 will be on February 6th in the solar calendar. Its lunar calendar is on January 1st, and the Chinese typically call it Danianchuyi (大年初一).

Why Does the Chinese New Year Last 15 Days

Chinese culture highly values the idea of completeness and emphasizes that things should have a beginning and an end. The first full moon night after the New Year falls on the Lantern Festival.

A full moon symbolizes reunion and perfection. So this festival is used as the end of Chunjie. From the first day of the lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival, it is exactly fifteen days.

Chinese New Year Around the World

The United Nations has made the Chinese New Year an official holiday, and many Southeast Asian countries celebrate it with their traditions.

Malaysia: The holiday is from the first to the second day of the first lunar month. On the Lantern Festival, unmarried women write their names on oranges and throw them into the water, hoping a man will pick them up to find a partner. Anyone who is not married, no matter their age, can receive red envelopes.

Singapore: The holiday is from the first to the second day of the first lunar month. They give each other oranges, which means sharing wealth and hoping for prosperity in the new year.

Vietnam: The holiday lasts from the first to the fourth day of the first lunar month. They decorate their homes with peach blossoms, kumquat pots, and fruit plates for good luck and to honor ancestors. 

Chinese New Year 2028 - Year of the Monkey

Chinese New Year 2028, also known as the Year of the Monkey, will be celebrated on January 26th, 2028. People are going to obtain a 7-day holiday from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1.

The goat is a symbol of intelligence, liveliness, and wealth. The other years of the goat include 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956, 1944…...

People who were born in these years are smart and enthusiastic.

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