Mary Maka chacterizes the Year of the Snake in a new series of digital illustrations dedicated to Lunar New Year 2025.

Several countries celebrate their new ... day of celebrations is said to see people get rid of old or unwanted belongings and resume work. The Korean New Year (Seollal) and the Vietnamese New ...

The Tamang community will officially celebrate Sonam ... Lho' means year and 'Sar' means new or fresh if translated, and the word 'Sonam' refers to the Tamang people in Nepal.

Children are given money in bright red envelopes, and people celebrate by setting off fireworks and firecrackers. Lunar New Year marks the start of a new year based on the cycles of the moon ...

Given its rich heritage, Spring Festival -- the social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year -- was acknowledged by UNESCO in December with its inscription on ...

Known as Seollal, people in Korea celebrate the new year by gathering with families to pay respects to their ancestors. The most common foods eaten for the new year are rice, soup, meat ...

Get ready to welcome the Year of the Snake, with many ways to celebrate ... than 2 billion people all over the world among many Asian cultures. Since the origin of Lunar New Year spans several ...

It celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. The special occasion marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Millions of people celebrate ...

(Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) People take pictures of a dragon moving through the crowd as Chicago’s Chinatown community kicks off the Lunar New Year celebration at Cermak Road and Wentworth ...

On Wednesday, people all over the world will be ringing in the Lunar New Year to celebrate the Year of the Snake. In the Chinese zodiac calendar, snakes are viewed with both fear and reverence ...

On Jan. 29, millions of people around the world welcomed the Year of the Snake. While the holiday originated in China, many ...

In 2024, to celebrate my first Chinese New Year in Perth, I organised a dinner for my Perth family. My Irish-Australian partner and his adult children and one of their partners indulged me and we ...