Chinese Lunar New Year 2026 - The Year of the Horse

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February 17th saw the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations 

The Lunar New Year in 2026 welcomes the Year of the Horse, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebrated by millions around the world, this is a time for cultural traditions, family reunions, and hopes for good fortune in the coming year.
In 2026, Lunar New Year falls on February 17th, kicking off the 16-day Spring Festival. Chinese New Year.net

Horse is the 7th animal in the Chinese zodiac. Recent Horse years include 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, and 2026.

According to Chinese astrology, Horse is confident, agreeable, and responsible, although they also tend to dislike being reined in by others. They’re fit and intelligent, adoring physical and mental exertion; they’re decisive but also easily swayed and impatient.

I was born in the Year of the Goat - do you know your Chinese zodiac sign? 

There are many traditions and festivals associated with Chinese New Year. You can find out more here - Chinese New Year - fun facts

The Lantern Festival is one of them. Our local Chinese community celebrate, inviting everyone along to enjoy.

We were in Sydney in 2018, at the time of the Chinese New Year "Year of the Rooster" celebrations - you can read about it here - Chinese New Year Sydney

I always enjoy seeing the Lion and Dragon dances.

Some years ago we were in Kuala Lumpur during Chinese New Year and we bought a Moon Cake which we had never had before, and watched a dragon dance down the street.

These two pics are from Sydney.

The Bunbury Multicultural Group have a calendar which lists the year's various cultural days. Very interesting. You can click on the links below - then click on the day you want to find out more about. I noted that the Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year (Year of the Cat) was on 17 February. The Christian Lent began on 18 February, the Tibetan Buddhist festival Losar started on 18 February, and the Islamic Ramadan started on 19 February.

Here are the two links -
Multicultural calendar
Multicultural events

So many cultures have festivals around the same time. We enjoy a multicultural population in Bunbury where I live. The different cultures bring such a wonderful mix to our city. 

Every year we have the Bunbury Multicultural Festival which is always a wonderful explosion of cultural, sound, and dance

This is our beautiful principal dancer and teacher, Nicole, from Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance Company in Bunbury where I was learning flamenco.

You can see more here on my blog - 

Multicultural Festival 2016
Chinese New Year 2021
Chinese Lantern Festival 2024
Sol y Sombra 30th Year anniversary - 2020

For more information:
Chinese New Year.net
Bunbury Multicultural Group

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