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title: "Chinese New Year 2027: Date, Greetings and Words in Chinese (春节)"
description: "Chinese New Year 2027 is on Saturday, 6 February 2027, the first day of the first lunar month. The first day of the lunar year and China’s biggest holiday: families gather for the reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, give red envelopes and set off fireworks. Its greetings and words in Chinese, with pinyin and audio."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-festivals/chinese-new-year"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# Chinese New Year 春节

Saturday, 6 February 2027 · in 102 days

The first day of the lunar year and China’s biggest holiday: families gather for the reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, give red envelopes and set off fireworks.

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xīnnián-kuàilè新年快乐！

Happy New Year!

gōngxǐ-fācái恭喜发财！

Wishing you wealth and success!

chūnjié春节de的shíhou时候，dàjiā大家dōu都huíjiā回家guònián过年。

At Spring Festival everyone goes home for the New Year.

chúxī除夕wǎnshang晚上，yījiārén一家人yīqǐ一起chī吃niányèfàn年夜饭。

On New Year’s Eve the family eats the reunion dinner together.

háizi孩子men们huì会shōudào收到hóngbāo红包。

Children get red envelopes.

wǒmen我们yīqǐ一起bāojiǎozi包饺子ba吧。

Let’s make dumplings together.

mén门shàng上tiē贴zhe着chūnlián春联。

Spring couplets are pasted on the door.

wàimiàn外面zài在fàngbiānpào放鞭炮。

People are setting off firecrackers outside.

## When is Chinese New Year 2027?

Saturday, 6 February 2027, the first day of the first lunar month. In 2028 it is on Wednesday, 26 January 2028.

## How do you say Happy New Year in Chinese?

新年快乐 (xīnnián-kuàilè). Press Play to hear it, then say it with the voice.

## More free tools

- [Chinese zodiac](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac)
- [Chinese greetings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-greetings)
- [Dates and time in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dates-and-time)
- [Chinese songs](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-songs)

Dates from the Hong Kong Observatory’s calendar tables; pinyin from our own reader.