The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a centuries-old system used to track time based on the moon’s cycles. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, which follows the solar year, the Chinese calendar is lunisolar ...

Rather than following the Western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar calendar based on the moon's 12 phases. Each phase cycle spans approximately 29 days ...

BEIJING (AP) — Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as millions around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year.

On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities.

It is also widely observed by diaspora communities around the world. It begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends 15 days later on the first full moon. Because the lunar ...

Learn more Based on the Chinese Zodiac and calendar, January 29 marks the start of the Lunar New Year. For 2025, the "Year of the Snake" symbolizes a time for renewal, wisdom, mystery, and ...

Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake. Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a lunar ...