What is the Lunar New Year? Everything you need to know from Chinese Zodiac animals to dates
Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. Every year is marked by a different animal and 2025 is the Year of the Snake.
Chinese New Year begins today: What to know about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake
This year, Lunar New Year begins today, Wednesday, Jan. 29, and ends Feb. 12. Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese New Year since the late 19th century when it gained global recognition through Chinese immigrant communities, is a centuries-old tradition rooted in the lunar calendar.
Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年). Also ...
Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...
Communities across the world begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29 — and 2025 marks the Year of the Snake.
The Chinese use a lunisolar calendar that combines lunar and solar calendars to indicate both the phase of the Moon and the position of the Sun in the sky ...
The first new moon of the lunar calendar officially ushered in the new year in many cultures Wednesday, marking the imminent ...
Dancers and drummers paraded through the streets of Lima on Wednesday as members of Peru's Chinese community celebrated the ...
Celebrations have begun in Colorado and bring the "Year of the Snake." The snake is the sixth animal in the Chinese Zodiac symbolizing complexity, mystery, and transformation. The snake is also about ...
Also known as Chinese New Year, the holiday marks the start of the new year in the traditional lunar and solar Chinese ...
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