Where did New Year's Eve go? Why is there no New Year's Eve this year?

The Chinese New Year has a long history. During the period, various activities are held all over the country to celebrate. However, this year’s New Year’s Eve is very special because there is no New Year’s Eve this year. So where did you go on New Year’s Eve? What’s going on? There’s no New Year’s Eve this year?

Where did you go on New Year's Eve?

Reason 1: It is related to the “synodic month”

There will be no New Year in 2022 because the cycle of the moon's waxing and waning is called a synodic month, and the first day of each lunar month is the new moon day, and a cycle is 29.5 days on average. Therefore, according to this algorithm, the number of days in the lunar month is 29 days for a short month and 30 days for a long month. The twelfth month of 2022 has 29 days, so it is a short month and there will be no New Year's Eve.

Reason 2: The twelfth month of 2022 is a short month

According to my country's unique lunar calendar algorithm, the lunar calendar has a long month of 30 days and a short month of 29 days each year. Naturally, whether there is a New Year's Eve in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar is also determined by the long month and the short month. If it is a long month, there will be a New Year's Eve, and if it is a short month, there will be no New Year's Eve. The twelfth month of 2022 happens to be a short month, so there will be no New Year's Eve. Except for 2022, there will be no New Year's Eve in the next five years from 2025 to 2029.

Will there be another New Year’s Eve in the future?

Practically speaking, there are still many cases where we cannot celebrate New Year's Eve due to the short months. In the past, there was no New Year's Eve in 2000, 2001, etc. Not only that, according to experts, there will be no New Year's Eve even in the future. For example, starting from 2025 and lasting until 2029, there will be no New Year's Eve in these five years. You can also check the calendar on your mobile phone. There will be no New Year's Eve for these five consecutive years.
However, no matter whether there will be a New Year’s Eve or not, everyone will reunite with their families to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner on that day, so as long as New Year’s Eve is still New Year’s Eve and the family is still around, it’s fine. After all, this is also the meaning of New Year’s Eve.