When is the 2022 New Year's Eve? Is the 2022 New Year's Eve a legal holiday?

The 2022 Spring Festival is approaching. What we are most familiar with on New Year’s Eve is the year-end dinner on this night. We also call this dinner the New Year’s Eve dinner, which includes fish and dumplings. So, what date is New Year’s Eve 2022?

When is New Year's Eve 2022?

The New Year’s Eve of 2022 is January 31st in the Gregorian calendar. The lunar calendar is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Why is there no New Year’s Eve in 2022?

Astronomical experts explained that the months in the Chinese lunar calendar are arranged according to the cycle of the moon's waxing and waning, which is called the "synodic month."

The average length of a synodic month is 29 days, 12 hours and 44 minutes (29.5306 days), which is not an integer. The number of days in a month must be expressed as an integer, so sometimes it is a short month with 29 days, and sometimes it is a long month with 30 days.

At the same time, in order to ensure that the first day of each lunar month must be the new moon day, the arrangement of long and short months is not fixed, which needs to be determined through scientific calculations.

Is New Year's Eve a legal holiday in 2022?

New Year's Eve is not a legal holiday. New Year’s Eve is the day before the Spring Festival, so although it is usually a holiday, it is not a legal holiday.

The 2022 Spring Festival holiday time: January 31st - February 6th, a total of 7 days. Work on January 29th (Saturday) and January 30th (Sunday).

Many people think that there are seven days of legal holidays for the Spring Festival, but in fact, the state stipulates that there are only three days of legal holidays for the Spring Festival. The legal holidays of the Spring Festival usually refer to the first, second and third days of the first lunar month.

The legal holidays for the 2022 Spring Festival are February 1 (the first day of the new year), February 2 (the second day of the new year), and February 3 (the third day of the new year) in the Gregorian calendar.

2022 National Statutory Holidays Schedule

1. New Year's Day: 3 days holiday from January 1 to 3, 2022.

2. Spring Festival: 7 days of holiday from January 31 to February 6. Work on January 29th (Saturday) and January 30th (Sunday).

3. Qingming Festival: 3 days of holiday from April 3rd to 5th. Go to work on April 2nd (Saturday).

4. Labor Day: 5 days of holiday from April 30 to May 4. Work on April 24 (Sunday) and May 7 (Saturday).

5. Dragon Boat Festival: Holiday from June 3rd to 5th, a total of 3 days.

6. Mid-Autumn Festival: Holiday from September 10th to 12th, a total of 3 days.

7. National Day: October 1st to 7th are holidays, a total of 7 days. Work on October 8 (Saturday) and October 9 (Sunday).