Chinatown Chinese New Year Festival 2025. The lunar new year, widely celebrated in asia and the united states, kicks off on january 29, 2025, marking the year of the snake. (new york, january 15, 2025).

Celebrations last up to 16 days; The seventh day of the lunar new year (february 4, 2025) is said to be when the chinese mother goddess, nuwa, created humanity.