Ancient texts such as Matteo Ricci's Notes on China vividly describe the Spring Festival's early practices. These included rituals to honor ancestors, ward off the mythical Nian beast and welcome a ...

Asian American communities around the U.S. were ringing in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian ...

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Over 800 people from different ethnicities and religions gathered at See Hien Kiong Temple after dark to enjoy lion dances, ...

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Families learned to cook East Asian dishes and learned about Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, in the cafeteria kitchen of ...

Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield. Wednesday ...

From igniting fireworks to joining in lion dances, Southeast Asia joined millions of people all over the world in celebrating ...

From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.