A very special time in 2025 is approaching for many parts of the world: the Lunar New Year. For cultures such as the Chinese, it is the real beginning of the year and besides being the beginning of a new year, it is also a time of the year full of festivities and events and in Buenos Aires too! Find out what this Lunar New Year 2025 brings , how it will affect you and how you can celebrate it.
Lunar New Year 2025: Why it’s Celebrated in January
Lunar New Year is one of the most important events of the lunar calendar, it starts a new year in countries such as China, Korea or Taiwan and begins on January 29, 2025. However, you should always keep in mind that the date of the beginning of the lunar new year varies every year, because it is given by the Chinese lunar calendar.
The lunar new year is also known as Spring Festival, and it takes place during the new moon, between the end of January and mid-February.
Why do we love everything about a new lunar year? Because every year is a chance for a new beginning and to make right what went wrong before, so if every year we can have a double chance, we have to celebrate it.
In addition, if you are a horoscope follower, the lunar new year is also the beginning of a new year of predictions for each sign of the Chinese zodiac.
The Chinese horoscope corresponds to the Chinese calendar, a lunar calendar based on the cycles of the Moon and is composed of 12-year cycles. Therefore, to know what sign you are in the Chinese horoscope you have to be guided by the year in which you were born.
Each year corresponds to an animal and an element. You can be a rat, ox, tiger, dragon, rabbit, snake, horse, monkey, rooster, dog or pig of metal, water, wood, fire or earth.
Chinese New Year 2025: What Animal It Represents
According to the Chinese Horoscope, January 29, 2025 will mark the beginning of the year of the Wood Snake, a cycle that ends on January 26, 2025. If you are a snake, you are in for a year of significant change and prestige.
This 2025 begins for those who follow the lunar calendar the year 4723. Did you know that this year of the Wood Snake will be under the influence of the Snake, a symbol of wisdom, intuition and ability to resolve conflicts according to Chinese mythology?
In Buenos Aires the Asian community is very large and powerful, so there are many celebrations for the Lunar New Year. You can’t miss the dragon boat race and the Chinese New Year celebrations.