Chinese New Year 2028
📅 Wednesday, January 26, 2028
📝 About Chinese New Year 2028
Chinese New Year 2028 welcomes the Year of the Monkey, an animal associated with cleverness and playfulness in the zodiac cycle. The Spring Festival celebration spans 15 days, beginning with reunion dinners where dishes like whole fish symbolize surplus and dumplings resemble gold ingots, culminating in the Lantern Festival. Red envelopes (hongbao) containing money are given to children, with digital versions on WeChat and Alipay now processing billions of transactions. The holiday triggers the world's largest annual human migration (chunyun), with billions of passenger trips as workers return to hometowns. Dragon and lion dances, fireworks invented in China over 1,000 years ago, and temple fairs extend to Chinatowns worldwide.
📋 Quick Facts
- Date
- Wednesday, January 26, 2028
- Day of the Week
- Wednesday
- Days Remaining
- 634
- Category
- Religious
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
There are 634 days until Chinese New Year 2028 on Wednesday, January 26, 2028.
Chinese New Year 2028 is on Wednesday, January 26, 2028.
Chinese New Year 2028 welcomes the Year of the Monkey, an animal associated with cleverness and playfulness in the zodiac cycle. The Spring Festival celebration spans 15 days, beginning with reunion dinners where dishes like whole fish symbolize surplus and dumplings resemble gold ingots, culminating in the Lantern Festival. Red envelopes (hongbao) containing money are given to children, with digital versions on WeChat and Alipay now processing billions of transactions. The holiday triggers the world's largest annual human migration (chunyun), with billions of passenger trips as workers return to hometowns. Dragon and lion dances, fireworks invented in China over 1,000 years ago, and temple fairs extend to Chinatowns worldwide.
Chinese New Year 2028 falls on a Wednesday.