Even before being inscribed on the intangible cultural heritage list, the Spring Festival was recognized as a statutory holiday in nearly 20 countries, showcasing its growing global influence.

Picture: CFP It has been designated in many countries and regions as a statutory holiday, with approximately one-fifth of the global population celebrating the Spring Festival in various forms.

The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024. The UN General Assembly, in a resolution ...

BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Festival this year will be the first ... the Snake – with a special gala highlighting the holiday's growing influence around the world.

Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. It is an annual 15-day festival that begins with the ...

Continuous work before or after statutory holidays will generally ... will be a one-day holiday without any adjustment. Spring Festival: The holiday will run from Lunar New Year's Eve, January ...

stating that the continuous work period before and after statutory holidays generally should not exceed six days, except for certain special circumstances. According to the notice, in 2025, the Spring ...

Nowruz—which means “new day”—is a holiday marking the arrival ... whom some believe visit before the spring rite begins. The spring festival’s focus is fertility and new life, so it ...

For China’s Gen-Z, the Spring Festival is still the biggest holiday of the year, but the way they celebrate is evolving — more online, more personalized, shaped by social media and a growing appetite ...

Some 65% of respondents are choosing to spend the festival away from their hometowns—a 24% increase from the previous year. The official Lunar New Year holiday, known as Spring Festival in ...