As several Asian nations gear up to celebrate the lunar new year, families are preparing to partake in the unique traditions associated with the festival and welcome the year of the snake.

Lunar New Year is increasingly celebrated in countries outside Asia. So, what is it, how is it celebrated, and what does this year’s animal in the Chinese zodiac system — the snake — mean?

View more photos on Flickr: Lunar New Year at Asia Society Texas and at The Galleria. HOUSTON, February 5, 2025 — Asia Society Texas (AST) welcomed a record 5,000 guests to ring in the Year of the ...

BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in ...

Rat is the luckiest Chinese zodiac in March, especially when it comes to their career and love life. Promotion, progress, ...

Moët Hennessy Travel Retail featured several Year of the Snake activations, in celebration of Chinese New Year 2025, in ...

Dragon, lion and snake dancers took to the streets of Chinatown once again to celebrate the Lunar New Year and welcome the year of the snake on a snowy Sunday morning.

Hennessy’s Lunar New Year activations combined a vibrant fashion collaboration, immersive experiences and traditional cultural and culinary elements to usher in the Year of the Snake in key regional ...

It’s no coincidence that The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco is one short block from the beginning of Chinatown on its south side.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield. BEIJING (AP) — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the ...