Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

Lunar New Year is widely celebrated in Asian societies of the world that were within dynastic China's sphere of influence, or ...

From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

Across the world, hundreds of millions of people are welcoming the Year of the Snake as they celebrate the Lunar New Year ...

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in ...

The first new moon of the lunar calendar officially ushered in the new year in many cultures Wednesday, marking the imminent ...

Google is ringing in the Year of the Snake in South Korea and beyond with a Lunar New Year-themed Google Doodle.

To welcome the year of the snake, Tet Fest celebrates with authentic food, music and dances. From Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, the Mary ...

This year, Lunar New Year begins today, Wednesday, Jan. 29, and ends Feb. 12. Lunar New Year, also widely regarded as Chinese ...