Chinese New Year 2024 : Year of the Rabbit | Lunar New Year
Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year or Asian New Year is a multicultural festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. It has more than 4,000 years of history and is the longest holiday of the year. Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in China, and it is also widely celebrated in South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, North America, Europe and countries with a significant overseas Chinese population. It is a time for families to come together, celebrate the past year, and welcome in the new year with good fortune and prosperity. It’s a celebration marked by good food, red envelopes, and blessings for everyone.
When is Chinese New Year 2024?
Chinese New Year 2024 falls on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, and celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 24th, 2024. Celebrations last up to 16 days.. The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the Chinese lunar calendar. The date changes every year but is always somewhere in the period from January 21st to February 20th.
What is the 2024 Chinese Zodiac Animal?
Chinese New Year marks the transition between zodiac signs. The Chinese Zodiac consists of 12 animals. These are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. An animal is associated with each New Year. The animals rotate and repeat according to a fixed cycle. The lunar year 2024 is the Year of the Dragon.
As we usher in the Year of the Dragon, here are some Lunar New Year greetings that might just come in handy for the upcoming gatherings (be it remotely or physically).
Lunar New Year Greetings
- “xīn nián kuài lè” (Happy New Year).
- “xīn nián dà jí” (Wishing you luck for the new year).
- “gōng xǐ fā cái” (May you be happy and prosperous).
- “cái yuán gǔn gǔn” (May wealth come pouring in).
- “xīn nián hǎo” (Good New Year).
- “cái yuán guǎng jìn (May your money and treasures be plentiful).
- “zhāo cái jìn bǎo” (May wealth and treasures fill your home).
- “Yī běn wàn lì” (Wishing that you reap a huge profit from a small investment).
- “dà jí dà lì” (May you have great luck and great profit).
- “nián nián yǒu yú” (Wishing you abundance and prosperity every year).
Chinese New Year 2024 Greetings
- “shēng yì xīng lóng” (May your business flourish).
- “shì yè fā dá” (May your career take off).
- “fēi huáng téng dá” (May you have rapid advancement in your career).
- “shì yè yǒu chéng” (May you have great success in your career).
- “píng bù qīng yún” (May you have a meteoric rise).
- “shēng guān fā cái” (May you get promoted and receive a raise).
- “zhēng zhēng rì shàng” (May your business grow and expand with each day).
- “mǎ dào chéng gōng” (May you have instant success).
- “wàn shì shèng yì” (May you achieve success in all that you do).
- “yī fān fēng shùn” (May all that you do go smoothly).
Chinese New Year Greetings for Happiness, Health & Peace
- “wàn shì rú yì” (May everything go well for you).
- “jí xīng gāo zhào” (May good fortune fall upon you).
- “gōng hè xīn xǐ” (Good luck in the year ahead).
- “xīn xiǎng shì chéng” (May all your wishes come true).
- “shēn tǐ jiàn kāng” (Wishing you good health).
- “sóng mǎ jīng shén” (Wishing you lots of energy and good spirit).
- “chū rù píng ān” (Wishing you safety and peace where ever you go).
- “fú shòu shuāng quán” (May you enjoy both longevity and blessing).
- “xiào kǒu cháng kāi” (May your year be filled with abundance of smiles and laughter).
- “wǔ fú lín mén” (May the five blessings – longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death, come to you).
Phrases for Chinese New Year Greeting Cards
- “gōng hè xīn xǐ, zhù shēn tǐ jiàn kāng, shì yè fā dá” (Happy New Year, I wish you good health and lasting prosperity).
- “gōng zhù jiàn kāng, xìng yùn, xīn nián kuài lè” (Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year).
- “zhù lái nián hǎo yùn, bìng qǔ dé gèng dà de chéng jiù” (Good luck and great success in the coming New Year).
- “zhù hǎo yùn, jiàn kāng, xǐ yuè, bàn nín dù guò yī gè kuài lè xīn nián” (Good luck, good health and good cheer in the New Year).
- “jǐn zhù xīn nián kuài lè xìng fú, dà jí dà lì” (I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year).
- “gōng hè xīn xǐ, wàn shì rú yì” (Best wishes and happiness throughout the New Year).
- “zhù nín xīn de yī nián kuài lè xìng fú” (Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year).
- “shì yè chéng gōng, jiā tíng mẹ̌i mǎn (Wish you a successful career and happy family).
- “hé jiā xìng fú” (May your whole family be filled with happiness).
- “sì jì píng ān guò wàng nián” (Wishing you four seasons of peace and a flourishing year).
Thank you for reading this post on Chinese New Year. Over to you now. Which Chinese New Year Greeting did you like in the above list? Please let us know your favorite Lunar New Year Wishes in the comments section.
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