Everything you’ve wondered about Lunar New Year, in plain English. When is it this year? Why a goat? What goes in a red envelope, and why is everyone eating dumplings? Start with these guides to Chinese New Year, Vietnamese Tết, Korean Seollal and more, then go find a celebration near you.
Lunar New Year guides
- When is Lunar New Year 2027?Dates for 2027 to 2030, and who celebrates, country by country.
- Year of the Goat 2027Goat years, the Fire Goat, and when the Monkey year begins.
- Lunar New Year traditionsRed envelopes, dumplings, lion dances and the Lantern Festival.
- Tết: Vietnamese New YearBánh chưng (square sticky rice cake), lucky money and Tết flowers.
- Seollal: Korean New YearWhy Seollal is February 7, 2027, plus sebae (the New Year bow) and tteokguk (rice cake soup).
More Lunar New Year celebrations
- Losar: Tibetan New YearTraditions, 2027 dates, and Losar events near you.
- Tsagaan Sar: Mongolian Lunar New YearTraditions, 2027 dates, and Tsagaan Sar events near you.
- Tết festivals near youVietnamese New Year festivals across the US and Canada.
- Seollal events near youKorean New Year celebrations across the US and Canada.