Chinese New Year 2012 Celebrations on January 23, 2012.Chinese New Year 2012 will be celebrated by Chinese citizens or communities around the world hence they are preparing for this very big event. The annual celebrations or traditions also called Lunar New Year 2012.
Chinese New Year 2012 is a long celebrations for Chinese families that would gather for reunion dinner and friends would be visiting each other. Markets will be busy so many with activities and many beautiful ornaments weeks prior to the festival.
So for those who are asking if when is the Chinese New Year 2012?
Date of Chinese New Year 2012
The first day of Chinese New Year 2012 (Chun Jie / 春节 2012) will be celebrated on Monday, 23 January 2012, and the festival will usually last for as long as 15 days, till the 6 February 2012.
Chinese New Year is celebrated around the world, and as a tradition Chinese New Year 2012 normally is an annual official public holiday for many countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. The Spring Festival 2012 is among the longest public holidays in China, one of the Golden Week.
Some countries refer to the Lunar New Year with their local name, such as Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnamese New Year) in Vietnam, Korean New Year in South Korea, or Setsubun in Japan.
Chinese New Year 2012 Celebrations
To the Chinese communities, Chinese New Year is the biggest annual event, When Is The Chinese New Year 2012?
Public Holidays For Lunar New Year 2012
Here are public holidays for chinese new year 2012 around the world:
Indonesia : Monday, 23 January 2012 (1 day)
Malaysia : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Tuesday, 24 January 2012 * (2 days)
Singapore : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Tuesday, 24 January 2012 (2 days)
Hong Kong : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Wednesday, 25 January 2012 (3 days)
Macau : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Wednesday, 25 January 2012 (3 days)
China : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Wednesday, 25 January 2012 (3 days)
South Korea : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Wednesday, 25 January 2012 (3 days)
Vietnam : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Thursday, 26 January 2012 (4 days)^
Taiwan : Monday, 23 January 2012 – Thursday, 26 January 2012 (4 days)^
In Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia and Japan, Chinese New Year 2012 is a major festival, however is not a public holiday.
*except for Malaysian states of Kelantan and Trengganu, in which Chinese New Year 2012 is a one-day holiday
^ Chinese New Year holiday in Vietnam and Taiwan usually start on Chinese New Year eve, and continue till third day of the new year. In 2012 the holiday extend to the fourth day of Chinese New Year since new year eve falls on Sunday.
See also Chinese New Year 2012 Lucky Charms
Source:http://sgholiday.com/
