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Holiday and festival ASCII art

This collection of Christmas ASCII art, Halloween scenes and birthday animations covers the days people actually celebrate, each one hand-coded in text and moving. There is a Christmas Tree with twinkling lights, a Snow Globe, a flickering Jack O Lantern, a Birthday Cake whose candles blow out and relight, and a New Year Countdown that ends in fireworks.

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Eid CrescentOccasions
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Kite FestivalOccasions
Dragon DanceOccasions
New Year CountdownOccasions
Ramadan LanternsOccasions
Snow GlobeOccasions
Valentine HeartsOccasions

Where to start

The year does not stop at December. Diwali Diyas, Holi Colours, Eid Crescent, Ramadan Lanterns, the Dragon Dance for the lunar new year, Easter Eggs, Valentine Hearts and an Autumn Harvest scene fill the rest of the calendar. Send one as a GIF greeting, add it to a seasonal site banner or play it in a terminal.

Christmas TreeA decorated fir with twinkling colored lights, gold garlands and presents in the snow, the go-to piece for December.Snow GlobeA tiny lit cottage and fir tree inside a glass globe of swirling snow, a cozy choice for end-of-year thank yous.Jack O LanternA carved pumpkin flickering under a huge moon while bats cross a purple sky, ready for any Halloween page.Birthday CakeA two-tier cake whose candles flicker, blow out and relight, so it loops neatly as a birthday GIF.New Year CountdownA golden countdown from five over a sleeping city that bursts into fireworks and HAPPY NEW YEAR.Diwali DiyasClay oil lamps flickering above a slowly turning rangoli under a marigold garland, for Diwali greetings and banners.

A seasonal calendar: which holiday ASCII art to use when

Plan seasonal posts and banners a few weeks ahead with this calendar. Festivals that follow a lunar calendar move every year, and Ramadan and Eid arrive about 11 days earlier each year, so check the date before you schedule anything.

  • January: New Year Countdown on the first day, and Kite Festival for mid-January kite flying days.
  • Late January or February: Dragon Dance for the lunar new year.
  • February: Valentine Hearts.
  • March: Holi Colours. March or April: Easter Eggs.
  • Ramadan and Eid: Ramadan Lanterns through the month, then Eid Crescent for the celebration.
  • October: Jack O Lantern for Halloween, then Autumn Harvest for the season and Thanksgiving.
  • October or November: Diwali Diyas.
  • December: Christmas Tree and Snow Globe, then New Year Countdown on the last night.
  • Any day of the year: Birthday Cake.

Christmas ASCII art: trees, snow globes and winter scenes

The Christmas Tree is the centerpiece: a decorated fir with twinkling colored lights, gold garlands, a shining star and presents waiting in the snow. It works as an ASCII Christmas tree for a site header in December, a holiday email, or a terminal greeting with npx --yes https://www.ascii-magic.com/ascii/cli.tgz christmas-tree. The Snow Globe is quieter, with a lit cottage and swirling snow, and suits a cozy footer or an end-of-year thank you.

For a longer winter season, pair them with snowy scenes from other categories, such as Snowy Cabin at Snowy Cabin or Onion Domes Snowfall at Onion Domes Snowfall. Export a GIF for cards and messages, or a video at 1920x1080 or 4K for slides and in-store screens.

Halloween ASCII art and autumn pieces

The Jack O Lantern is the ASCII pumpkin most people look for: a carved face flickering on a hill under a huge moon while bats flap across a purple sky. It suits a Halloween landing page, a spooky 404 or a themed newsletter header. Autumn Harvest is the gentler choice for late October and November, with pumpkins, a hay bale and leaves tumbling over a wheat field at sunset.

To build a fuller Halloween set, add the Friendly Floating Ghost at Friendly Floating Ghost, Bats Leaving the Cave at Bats Leaving the Cave and the Spider Web at Spider Web. Switching any of them to the Blocks or Halftone dots look gives a different texture without changing the motion.

Birthday ASCII art and greetings people open

The Birthday Cake is a two-tier cake with dripping frosting and sprinkles whose candles flicker, blow out in a puff of smoke and relight, so it loops cleanly as a GIF. Send it in a chat or an email, export a story-size PNG for a social post, or embed it on a party invitation page.

Valentine Hearts fills the screen with shaded red and pink hearts floating upward, for February messages and wedding pages. If you want a single heart rather than a scene, use the rotating 3D heart at Heart 3D. Every piece is MIT licensed, so a shop, school or club can use them in seasonal campaigns without asking.

Ways to use ASCII occasions

Step-by-step guides with a live builder and code to copy.

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Email

ASCII art GIFs for newsletters and email

Export animated ASCII art as a GIF for newsletters and email, where scripts and video do not play.

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ASCII art headers for X, LinkedIn and GitHub

Export ASCII art at the exact sizes for an X header, a LinkedIn banner and a GitHub social preview image.

Chat

ASCII art you can paste into Discord and Slack

Copy any ASCII piece as plain text and paste it into Discord, Slack or Teams inside a code block, so it keeps its shape.

Wallpaper

ASCII art wallpapers for desktop and phone

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ASCII occasions: frequently asked questions

Answers about using ASCII occasions on websites, in READMEs, in terminals and in exports.

Q. Where can I find animated Christmas ASCII art?
Animated Christmas ASCII art is right here: a decorated Christmas Tree with twinkling lights and a Snow Globe with swirling snow. Both are hand-coded in text, play on any web page with one embed tag, and export as a GIF, video or PNG for cards, emails and banners.
Q. Is there an ASCII Christmas tree I can copy and paste?
Yes. Open the Christmas Tree, pause it when the lights look right and press Copy as text to copy that frame as plain text. Paste it somewhere that uses a monospace font, such as a code block, a terminal or a plain text email, so the branches stay lined up. The copy carries no colors.
Q. How do I send Christmas ASCII art as a greeting card?
Export the piece as a GIF and attach it to a message or email, since most inboxes and chat apps play GIFs. For social posts, export a square or story-size PNG, or a video at 1080x1080 or 1080x1920. Add a short line of your own beneath it so the card feels personal.
Q. Where can I get Halloween ASCII art with a pumpkin?
The Jack O Lantern piece is an animated ASCII pumpkin, carved and flickering on a hill under a big moon with bats flying past. For more Halloween ASCII art, combine it with the Friendly Floating Ghost, the Spider Web and Bats Leaving the Cave from other categories of the library.
Q. Can I use Halloween ASCII art on my 404 page?
Yes, a seasonal 404 page is one of the best places for it. Embed the Jack O Lantern or the Friendly Floating Ghost with the ascii-art tag, keep a plain link back to the homepage below it, and swap back to your usual art in November. The guide at Animated ASCII art for 404 and error pages has ready layouts.
Q. Is there birthday ASCII art with candles?
Yes, the Birthday Cake piece shows a two-tier cake with dripping frosting and candles that flicker, blow out in a puff of smoke and relight. It loops cleanly, which makes it a good GIF for birthday messages, team chats and newsletter shout-outs.
Q. Which ASCII art works for Diwali, Eid or the lunar new year?
Diwali Diyas shows clay lamps flickering over a turning rangoli, Eid Crescent rises over domes and minarets, Ramadan Lanterns sway under a crescent moon, and Dragon Dance celebrates the lunar new year. The India category at India has more scenes from Indian festivals and streets.
Q. Can I put a New Year countdown on my website?
Yes, the New Year Countdown piece counts down from five to zero over a sleeping city, then bursts into fireworks and lights up HAPPY NEW YEAR. It is a looping animation, not a clock tied to the real date, so it suits a December 31 banner, a party page or a stream screen.
Q. Can I rotate holiday art on my site through the year?
Yes, change the piece name in the ascii-art tag on a schedule, because the embed loads whichever piece you name. A small script or your site's build step can pick Christmas Tree in December, Valentine Hearts in February and Jack O Lantern in October, with no new images to upload.
Q. Can businesses use these holiday animations in ads and campaigns?
Yes, every piece is MIT licensed for personal and commercial use, including seasonal promotions. Export a 4K video for a screen or an ad, a PNG at social sizes for posts, or embed the live piece on a sale page. Credit is appreciated but not required.
Q. How do I make a holiday wallpaper from ASCII art?
Open a piece such as Snow Globe or Autumn Harvest, pause on the frame you like and export a PNG wallpaper at Desktop 4K, Desktop 1080p or phone size. The Looks options, such as Halftone dots or Blocks, let you change the style before you export.
Q. Is there Easter or spring ASCII art?
Yes, Easter Eggs shows five painted eggs wobbling in turn in spring grass beneath drifting clouds, and Holi Colours fills the air with bursts of colored powder over a dancing crowd. Kite Festival, with bright paper kites over crowded rooftops, also suits early spring posts.

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