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title: Bliain Nua na Gealaí (Lunar New Year)
description: The celebration of the new year based on the lunar calendar, observed by many Asian cultures.
canonical_url: <https://love.irish/calendar/lunar-new-year>
md_url: <https://love.irish/calendar/lunar-new-year.md>
last_updated: 2025-12-31T22:52:11Z
starts_at: 2026-02-17T00:00:00Z
ends_at: 2026-02-17T23:59:59Z
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Bliain Nua na Gealaí (Lunar New Year) is celebrated by Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and other Asian communities. The date varies each year based on the lunar calendar, typically falling between January 21 and February 20. Celebrations include family reunions, feasts, red envelopes, dragon and lion dances, and fireworks. In California, Lunar New Year is widely celebrated with vibrant festivals in cities like San Francisco.

## Stór Focal _Vocabulary_

Irish vocabulary for Lunar New Year

### [An Bhliain Nua Shíneach](<https://love.irish/codex/an-bhliain-nua-shíneach>)

Chinese New Year

### [gealach](<https://love.irish/codex/gealach>)

moon

### [dragan](<https://love.irish/codex/dragan>)

dragon

### [leon](<https://love.irish/codex/leon>)

lion

### [dearg](<https://love.irish/codex/dearg>)

#### dearg (adjective)

1. red: Red, the bright or vivid red of a rose or a warning light. A natural reddish, as of hair or fur, is rua instead.
   - *an rós dearg* (the red rose) ([@tadhg](<https://love.irish/@tadhg>) [NPC] · LVL 1)
   - *solas dearg* (a red light) ([@tadhg](<https://love.irish/@tadhg>) [NPC] · LVL 1)

### [ádh](<https://love.irish/codex/ádh>)

luck / fortune

### [rath](<https://love.irish/codex/rath>)

prosperity / success

### [féasta](<https://love.irish/codex/féasta>)

feast

### [tinte ealaíne](<https://love.irish/codex/tinte-ealaíne>)

fireworks

### [lánúin](<https://love.irish/codex/lánúin>)

lantern

### [teaghlach](<https://love.irish/codex/teaghlach>)

family

### [Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise duit](<https://love.irish/codex/athbhliain-faoi-shéan-is-faoi-mhaise-duit>)

A prosperous and happy New Year to you

## Items

### [Bliain Nua na Gealaí](<https://love.irish/codex/bliain-nua-na-gealaí>)

Lunar New Year

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