Large crowds gathered in central London for the Lunar New Year parade to welcome in the Year of the Snake. A traditional ...

Large crowds watched dancers and drummers in London on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. The holiday - known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea - is a ...

The fast-food chain first opened a restaurant in Berlin in 1989. It expanded into Dubai in 2013, and two years later, a UK ...

In the UK, the Gregorian calendar - the one we're ... locals on Foula have celebrated Christmas and New Year 12 days after everyone else. With only 35 residents, and no ties to the National ...

Several New Year's Eve events are cancelled across the UK, with almost every part of the country covered by at least one weather warning over Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday evening the Met ...

Chinese new year, also known as Lunar new year, falls on Wednesday, January 29 2025. The event is widely celebrated across Asia and neighbouring countries, though London hosts the largest ...

It is one of several lunar new years celebrated in different Asian countries ... of people from the capital and the rest of the UK. The major set-piece event usually involves parades, processions ...

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