Lunar New Year 2025 is approaching, and people will celebrate around the world. But what is the Lunar New Year, exactly? Though this holiday is often referred to as the Chinese New Year in the United ...

A woman carries a section of a dragon in February 2024 during a Chinese dragon dance at a Lunar New Year Festival in Austin, Texas. Rather than following the western Gregorian Calendar with 365 ...

According to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Snake begins today, Wednesday Jan. 29. Celebrations are already underway in Oklahoma City. Here's everything you need to know. Chinese New Year ...

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 ...

Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese New Year since the late 19th ... is a centuries-old tradition rooted in the lunar calendar. Celebrated across Asia and beyond, it marks the start ...

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Since the Chinese calendar is based on the lunisolar calendar, the Lunar New Year is typically celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice. In 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake ...

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

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 calendar ...

Celebrations last up to 16 days; the Chinese public holiday lasts from January 29 to Feb. 4. Rather than following the Western Gregorian Calendar with 365-day years, the Chinese New Year follows a ...