Lunar New Year in Taiwan
| Lunar New Year in Taiwan | |
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Taiwanese people worshipping Poh Seng Tai Tay during Guonian. | |
| Also called | Guonian |
| Observed by | Taiwanese people around the world |
| Type | Cultural |
| Significance | First day of the lunisolar Chinese calendar |
| Date | Typically the second new moon after the winter solstice |
| 2024 date | Saturday, 10 February |
| 2025 date | Wednesday, 29 January |
| Frequency | Annual |
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| Lunar New Year | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 農曆新年 / 開正 / 新正 / 新春 / 正月 元旦 / 新正年頭 / 過年 / 過新年 | ||||||
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Lunar New Year or Kuè-nî (Chinese: 臺灣農曆新年; pinyin: Táiwān Nónglì Xīnnián; lit. 'Taiwanese Agricultural Calendar New Year') is a traditional festival and national holiday in Taiwan commemorating the first day of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.