When is Lunar New Year's Eve?

New Year's Eve usually falls on December 29th or 30th of the lunar calendar.

New Year's Eve is the last night at the end of the year. The last day of the year is called "year's minute", which means that the old year is replaced by the new year. In addition, it means to remove; Night means night. "New Year's Eve" means the day before the New Year, also known as New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve and so on. This is the last night of the year.

New Year's Eve is a time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, to reunite the whole family and to worship the ancestors. Tomb-Sweeping Day, July 30th and Double Ninth Festival are traditional festivals in China to offer sacrifices to ancestors. New Year's Eve has a special meaning in the hearts of China people. On the most important day at the end of this year, no matter how far away they are, wanderers have to rush home to reunite with their families, say goodbye to the old year with firecrackers and set off fireworks everywhere to welcome the new year.

Origin of the festival

Besides the New Year, it is also a day to get rid of old cloth at the end of the year. New Year's Eve, that is, the night before the New Year, is connected with the beginning of the New Year. The old year passed this evening, and the next day it was replaced by the new year, so it was customarily considered as New Year's Eve. As a festival at the end of the year, New Year's Eve originated from the ancient custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors at the end of the year, and the day after the end of the year is a traditional festival of offering sacrifices to ancestors.

The ancient book says: "Heaven and earth are the foundation of life; Ancestors are the foundation of class. " It means that heaven and earth are the foundation of life, ancestors are the foundation of our human beings, and ancestor worship is a custom of inheriting filial piety.