Wednesday, Jan. 29, marks the Chinese New Year. is also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. The occasion is celebrated in China and many other Asian communities, and across the U.S. It is ...

Hundreds of millions gathered Wednesday in homes and crowded festivals to mark the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar new year, ringing in the Year of the Snake with feasts, dances, firework ...

Chinese New Year, which is also known as Lunar New Year, is on Jan. 29. This year, 2025, is the year of the snake. Festivities typically last for 15 days, ending with a lantern festival in Chinese ...

Lunar New Year started Wednesday and lasts until next month's Lantern Festival, which starts in mid-February. We have everything you need to know about the holiday and how to celebrate. Lunar New Year ...

A sign over the street on Chinese New Year eve in Bangkok. Thailand's tourism sector anticipates up to twenty percent fewer Chinese tourists during this year's Chinese New Year celebrations, due to ...

Cities and villages across Asia are buzzing with anticipation as they prepare to welcome the Year of the Snake. Markets will overflow with mandarins and red envelopes, while shops hang rows of golden ...

Lunar new year is the most important traditional festival for the Chinese people, symbolizing unity, prosperity and hope for the future. It is, however, celebrated all over Asia and in the diaspora.

Chinese New Year celebrates the beginning of the lunar calendar, and that typically falls between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20, according to The University of Sydney. Chinese New Year begins with the first new ...