Key Points

• The Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is celebrated across the world by about one billion people.
• In the Philippines, as stated in Malacañang Proclamation No. 727, January 29, 2025, is declared a special non-working holiday throughout the country in observance of Chinese New Year.
• According to the 2021 Census, around 1.8 million people in Australia celebrated Lunar New Year.