How does Taiwan mark New Year?
農曆新年（春節）
- Local date
- February 6, 2027–February 20, 2027
- When is it?
- Around the 1st day of the first lunar month; the holiday begins from New Year's Eve
Taiwan's new year sits on the first day of the first lunar month. Under the Act on Commemorative Days and Holidays, Lunar New Year's Eve and the Spring Festival are days off, and in practice they merge with the weekend into one long break. The reunion dinner on the eve, the first visits on day one, and red envelopes form the frame; each household extends it from there. 1 January is also a holiday as Founding Day, but it is not in the same weight class as the lunar year.
What is this topic?
'New Year' is not one day. Taiwan and mainland China keep the first day of the first lunar month; Japan, the United States, Brazil and Indonesia take 1 January; and India's national holiday list contains no 1 January at all — there the new year falls in March or April and carries a different name in each state. This page compares which day each place treats as the beginning, and how many days off follow.
Sources and dates
Dates follow local time zones, calendars, and official notices. Check the source when a date is estimated or locally variable.