2027 New Year Holiday Schedule & Lunar New Year Countdown

Quick Answer:
* New Year’s Day 2027 (Jan 1, 2027) falls on a Friday, offering employees a potential 3-day long weekend.
* Lunar New Year 2027 (1st Day of Tet) falls on Saturday, February 6, 2027.

In just a few months, we will officially close 2026 and welcome the new year 2027. For Vietnamese people, the New Year and Lunar New Year holidays are always the most anticipated times of the year. Let’s update the detailed 2027 holiday schedule with InfoAsia and explore the traditions of first-footing to welcome fortune early in the year.

1. Origins and Significance of the Gregorian and Lunar New Year

• New Year’s Day (Jan 1): Originating from ancient Rome, January 1st was chosen as the first day of the new year in honor of Janus – the god of beginnings and transitions. Today, this is the common new year for almost all countries in the world.
• Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan): Is the biggest festival of the year for Vietnamese and several East Asian countries. “Nguyen” means the beginning, “Dan” means early morning. Tet is the transitional moment between the old and new year, symbolizing sending away bad luck and receiving blessings, while also serving as a time for descendants to reunite and remember ancestors.

2. Detailed New Year’s Day 2027 Holiday Schedule

According to the calendar, January 1, 2027, falls on a Friday.
This brings a massive advantage to employees. For officials, civil servants, and workers with fixed Saturday and Sunday days off, the New Year holiday will last for a continuous 3 days (from Friday, Jan 1 to the end of Sunday, Jan 3).
This is a “golden time” for families to organize stress-relief trips, camping, or returning to hometowns to visit relatives before entering the hectic work cycle leading up to the Lunar New Year.

3. How Many Days Left Until Lunar New Year 2027 (Year of the Goat)?

2027 is the Year of the Goat (Đinh Mùi), bearing the Water element (Heavenly River Water).
Counting from the end of 2026, we are in the final countdown days.
Important milestones for Lunar New Year 2027 (Gregorian dates):
* Kitchen God Farewell (23rd of the 12th lunar month): Friday, January 29, 2027.
* New Year’s Eve (30th of Tet): Friday, February 5, 2027.
* 1st Day of Tet (Year of the Goat): Saturday, February 6, 2027.
* 2nd Day of Tet: Sunday, February 7, 2027.
* 3rd Day of Tet: Monday, February 8, 2027.

It is expected that the State’s Lunar New Year holiday schedule will last about 7 to 9 days, depending on the proposal chosen by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

4. Favorable Zodiac Signs for “First-Footing” in 2027

Vietnamese people attach great importance to the “xông đất” (first-footing) custom at the beginning of the year. The first person to step into the house after the stroke of midnight is believed to determine the homeowner’s luck and fortune for the entire year.
In the Year of the Goat 2027, favorable zodiac signs for first-footing (highly rated for mutual generation and harmony) include:
* Year of the Pig: Kỷ Hợi (1959, 2019), Tân Hợi (1971), Quý Hợi (1983).
* Year of the Cat/Rabbit: Ất Mão (1975), Đinh Mão (1987).
* Year of the Horse: Canh Ngọ (1990), Mậu Ngọ (1978).
(Note: It should be combined with the homeowner’s Five Elements destiny to choose the most suitable person).

5. Solving Post-Tet Labor Shortages with MES/ERP Systems

The extended Lunar New Year holiday is a joy for workers but a nightmare for manufacturing plants. Job-hopping and returning to work late after Tet cause production lines to stall, preventing the factory from reaching capacity to fulfill early-year orders.
To avoid being caught off guard, management needs a robust administration platform well before Tet. With a Manufacturing Execution System (MES), all data regarding productivity and order progress are visualized.
When combined with ERP, data on personnel shortages from attendance checks on the very first working day after Tet is instantly analyzed by the system. From there, managers can quickly make decisions to transfer workers between lines or adjust production orders on their computers, ensuring the factory operates smoothly right on opening day!